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The Ames Companies, Inc.

110 live US trademarks, filing since 1929. The 39th largest trademark holder in Class 8 (hand tools).

On the register as THE AMES COMPANIES, INC. · THE AMES COMPANIES, INC

Live marks
110
registered + pending
Registered
108
on the Principal Register
Pending
2
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
13
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1929
97 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 13 classes. The largest is Class 8 (hand tools) with 34 of 110 live marks.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 3.3.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 10 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Marks held on the register, by filing date. 2026 is year to date.

Portfolio by classlive marks · rank among filers in that class

A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What The Ames Companies, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
FASTFINISH 20 Aug 2, 2025 — registered Sep 15 99316503
CLOSETMAID PROVISIONS 20, 21 Jul 14, 2025 — published 99282833
CLOSETMAID MOSAICS 20 Jul 3, 2025 — registered Sep 1 99267058
MAXIMIZER 20 May 13, 2025 — registered May 19 99182834
WESTVIEW 20 Feb 28, 2025 — published 99061434
TUFFCOAT 20 Feb 28, 2025 — registered Aug 11 99062192
SUPER SOCKET 21 Oct 25, 2023 — registered Feb 4 98239489
CLOSETMAID PRO 20 Apr 26, 2023 — registered Aug 12 97908433
CLOSETMAID PRO 6 Jul 18, 2022 — registered Jan 2 97507701
UNIONTOOLS 8 Jun 29, 2022 — registered Oct 24 97482367
Recently registeredlast 12 months
FASTFINISH · Cl. 20 · Reg. 8,444,440
Sep 15, 2026
CLOSETMAID MOSAICS · Cl. 20 · Reg. 8,427,080
Sep 1, 2026
TUFFCOAT · Cl. 20 · Reg. 8,395,041
Aug 11, 2026
MAXIMIZER · Cl. 20 · Reg. 8,259,065
May 19, 2026

Registration starts the maintenance clock: a Section 8 declaration is due between years 5 and 6.

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
MAXLOAD · Reg. 6,162,579 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 29, 2027
Sep 29, 2025 → Sep 29, 2026
FLEXSPACE · Reg. 6,189,827 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 3, 2025 → Nov 3, 2026
JACKSON · Reg. 3,170,955 · registered Nov 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Nov 14, 2025 → Nov 14, 2026
THE AMES COMPANIES EST. 1774 · Reg. 6,218,564 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 8, 2025 → Dec 8, 2026
RAZOR-BACK · Reg. 5,105,798 · registered Dec 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Dec 20, 2025 → Dec 20, 2026
BRINGING BRANDS TOGETHER · Reg. 6,230,073 · registered Dec 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Dec 22, 2025 → Dec 22, 2026
BRIGHTWOOD · Reg. 6,241,569 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 2027
R · Reg. 5,119,794 · registered Jan 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jan 10, 2026 → Jan 10, 2027

A filing missed by the due date enters a six-month grace period, then the registration cancels.

Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
THE AMES COMPANIES, INC. · 98 live marks
included
THE AMES COMPANIES, INC · 12 live marks
included
Ames Tools Corporation · 26 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Ames Research Laboratories, Inc. · 14 live marks · may be a related company
separate page

Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About The Ames Companies, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does The Ames Companies, Inc. have?

110 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 108 registered and 2 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does The Ames Companies, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly hand tools (Class 8, 34 live marks). Also furniture (Class 20) and common metals (Class 6).

Who owns the TRUE TEMPER trademark?

TRUE TEMPER is owned by The Ames Companies, Inc.. It was registered on August 13, 1929 (Reg. No. 0260024) and is live. The same owner holds 109 other live US marks.

When did The Ames Companies, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1929: TRUE TEMPER, filed February 18, 1929.

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Data: USPTO trademark bulk files, processed nightly by Thorgate. Last rebuilt October 23, 2026. Counts cover the US federal register only, not state or foreign marks. Owner names are shown as recorded by the USPTO. This page reports public-record facts and dates and is not legal advice. For the official record of any mark, follow its serial number to USPTO TSDR.