Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Gentex Corporation

95 live US trademarks, filing since 1953. 6 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
95
registered + pending
Registered
78
on the Principal Register
Pending
17
2 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
6
2 intent to use
Classes used
12
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1953
73 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 80 of 95 live marks are in Class 9. Vehicles (Class 12) is next with 13.
Filing faster than usual: 6 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 4.0.
New products ahead: 2 of the 6 filings this year are intent-to-use applications, meaning the goods are not yet on sale.
2 marks are open to opposition now; the windows close between Oct 29 and Nov 19.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
1 mark was abandoned, cancelled or expired in the last 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 10 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 so far

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 Gentex Corporation filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
TRACER 9 Oct 21, 2026 intent to use pending 50175249
ESIGHT VIEW 9 Oct 6, 2026 — pending 50146624
APEX 9 Jul 15, 2026 — published · closes Oct 29 99943130
X LTC 9 Apr 22, 2026 — pending 99780524
CLEAR DEFENSE 10 Apr 16, 2026 intent to use published · closes Nov 19 99767333
ANY SPACE 9, 11 Mar 9, 2026 — registered Sep 15 99691214
GENTEX 11 Oct 17, 2025 — published 99449068
HOMELINK SMART HOME SOLUTIONS 9, 35, 42 Jun 26, 2025 — published 99254210
PURSUIT 9 Oct 21, 2024 — published 98812157
HOMELINK COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS 9, 42 Jul 30, 2024 — published 98673127
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
APEX · Cl. 9 · published Sep 29
closes Oct 29
CLEAR DEFENSE · Cl. 10 · published Oct 20
closes Nov 19

Anyone who believes they would be harmed by registration can oppose during this window.

Recently registeredlast 12 months
ANY SPACE · Cl. 9, 11 · Reg. 8,435,599
Sep 15, 2026
HOMELINK SMART HOME CONNECTOR · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,393,279
Aug 11, 2026
PLACE · Cl. 9, 10, 11 · Reg. 8,118,733
Jan 27, 2026
PLACE · Cl. 9, 10, 11 · Reg. 8,118,761
Jan 27, 2026
LOCKDOWN · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,043,991
Nov 25, 2025

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

Maintenance windows aheadnext 12 months · from registration dates
AMP · Reg. 6,061,995 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 26, 2026
May 26, 2025 → May 26, 2026
HOMELINK CONNECT · Reg. 6,153,624 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 15, 2027
Sep 15, 2025 → Sep 15, 2026
AEGISOUND · Reg. 3,166,004 · registered Oct 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Oct 31, 2025 → Oct 31, 2026
FDM · Reg. 5,074,813 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 1, 2025 → Nov 1, 2026
GNTX-R · Reg. 5,074,815 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 1, 2025 → Nov 1, 2026
GNTX-R · Reg. 5,074,816 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 1, 2025 → Nov 1, 2026
GNTX R · Reg. 5,120,604 · registered Jan 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Jan 10, 2026 → Jan 10, 2027
ESIGHT · Reg. 5,207,261 · registered May 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
May 23, 2026 → May 23, 2027

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

Lapsed or droppedstatus changes · last 12 months
DH-132 · Cl. 9 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19

Recorded as the nightly register update observes them. A cancelled or expired mark no longer blocks a new filing of the same name.

Common questions

About Gentex Corporation trademarks.

How many trademarks does Gentex Corporation have?

95 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 78 registered and 17 pending applications. 6 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Gentex Corporation sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 80 live marks). Also vehicles (Class 12) and appliances & lighting (Class 11).

Who owns the GENTEX trademark?

GENTEX is owned by Gentex Corporation. It was registered on May 31, 1955 (Reg. No. 0606758) and is live. The same owner holds 94 other live US marks.

When did Gentex Corporation first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1953: GENTEX, filed October 7, 1953.

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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.