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General Binding LLC

59 live US trademarks, filing since 1929.

Live marks
59
registered + pending
Registered
57
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
Mostly paper & printed matter: 45 of 59 live marks are in Class 16. Rubber & plastics (Class 17) is next with 7.
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 4 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 General Binding LLC filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
LAMPRIX 16, 17 Aug 14, 2025 — published 99338209
GBC VELOCITY 16, 17 Dec 9, 2024 intent to use published 98892153
SERVICE SOLVED 37 Oct 11, 2023 — registered Apr 8 98218835
QUARTET 9, 20 Jun 11, 2021 — registered Jul 11 90769577
GBC 16 Jun 7, 2021 — registered Jun 14 90758983
GBC FOTON 30 16, 17 Oct 23, 2019 — registered Jun 2 88665988
FOTON 16 Feb 6, 2019 — registered Dec 17 88291539
QUARTET MOTION 16, 20 Mar 7, 2017 — registered Oct 31 87361043
QUARTET ELEMENT 16 Mar 1, 2017 — registered May 1 87354873
EVOQUE 16 Jul 14, 2016 — registered Mar 7 87103472
Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
GBC FOTON 30 · Reg. 6,068,025 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 2, 2026
Jun 2, 2025 → Jun 2, 2026
COLOR COIL · Reg. 2,021,915 · registered Dec 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Dec 10, 2025 → Dec 10, 2026
BOARDGEAR · Reg. 3,199,356 · registered Jan 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Jan 16, 2026 → Jan 16, 2027
QUARTET MATRIX · Reg. 3,202,688 · registered Jan 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Jan 23, 2026 → Jan 23, 2027
EVOQUE · Reg. 5,158,098 · registered Mar 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Mar 7, 2026 → Mar 7, 2027
HORIZON · Reg. 5,178,363 · registered Apr 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Apr 4, 2026 → Apr 4, 2027
INVISAMOUNT · Reg. 5,178,364 · registered Apr 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Apr 4, 2026 → Apr 4, 2027
GBC · Reg. 5,197,295 · registered May 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
May 2, 2026 → May 2, 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
GENERAL BINDING LLC · 59 live marks
included
General Motors LLC · 514 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
General Electric Company · 199 live marks · may be a related company
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General Cigar Co., Inc. · 157 live marks · may be a related company
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General Mills Marketing, Inc. · 152 live marks · may be a related company
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General Mills IP Holdings II, LLC · 117 live marks · may be a related company
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Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About General Binding LLC trademarks.

How many trademarks does General Binding LLC have?

59 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 57 registered and 2 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does General Binding LLC sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly paper & printed matter (Class 16, 45 live marks). Also rubber & plastics (Class 17) and machinery (Class 7).

Who owns the BATES trademark?

BATES is owned by General Binding LLC. It was registered on April 22, 1930 (Reg. No. 0269975) and is live. The same owner holds 58 other live US marks.

When did General Binding LLC first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1929: BATES, filed December 28, 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.