— Carolina FC, LLC, the corporate face of the Carolina RailHawks owned by Triangle tech entrepreneur Steve Malik, registered four additional soccer-related trademarks late last week.

Last Friday, the word marks “North Carolina FC,” “NCFC,” North Carolina Courage,” and “NC Courage.” were filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The listed purposes of all four trademarks including soccer-related gear and clothing, as well as “(e)ntertainment services, namely live soccer matches and competitions; production of radio and television programs in the field of soccer matches and competitions; and providing information regarding soccer matches via internet website and mobile devices.”

These filings come on the heels of several removed and recent filings by Carolina FC, LLC. Last November, the company filed for a trademark for “Carolina Flight” when it was contemplating a RailHawks rebrand that ultimately didn’t occur before the 2016 season. Earlier this month, the company filed trademarks for “AC Carolina” and “Carolina Courage,” the latter being the same name as the erstwhile Women’s United Soccer Association team that played in Cary from 2001-2003.

Malik told WRALSportsFan earlier this month that he remains in talks with the National Women’s Soccer League about possibly bringing an expansion team to the Triangle.

“We have said that we’re going after an NWSL team,” Malik said. “We continue to pursue that.”

According to multiple sources, the next meeting of the NWSL’s Board of Governors takes place in advance of the league’s championship final, which will be played Oct. 9 in Houston.

Last week’s four new filings are notable because they are the first concurrent soccer-related trademarks registered by Malik’s company, two being a North Carolina-specific moniker and two others a connected, NC-centric brand incorporating the “Courage” name.