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KT & G Corporation

70 live US trademarks, filing since 1999. The 22nd largest trademark holder in Class 34 (tobacco & smokers’ articles). 10 new applications filed this year.

On the register as KT & G CORPORATION · KT&G Corporation

Live marks
70
registered + pending
Registered
56
on the Principal Register
Pending
14
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
10
by filing date
Classes used
4
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1999
27 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly tobacco & smokers’ articles: 67 of 70 live marks are in Class 34. Appliances & lighting (Class 11) is next with 17.
Filing faster than usual: 10 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 4.9.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 7 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 24 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 10 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 KT & G Corporation filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
LIL 9, 11, 34 Oct 2, 2026 — pending 50141458
KLYNE 34 Jul 9, 2026 — pending 79458201
LIL 9, 11, 34 May 29, 2026 — pending 99853749
MIIX 34 May 29, 2026 — pending 99853733
LIL SOLID 34 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851778
SIID 34 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851801
LIL VAPOR 34 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851819
LIL MINI 34 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851827
MINIMALIUM 35 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851839
DESIGNED FOR LIL 9, 11, 34 May 28, 2026 — pending 99851854
Recently registeredlast 12 months
KT&G PINE · Cl. 34 · Reg. 8,173,049
Mar 17, 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
MINIMALIUM · Reg. 6,093,131 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 7, 2027
Jul 7, 2025 → Jul 7, 2026
LIL MINI · Reg. 6,104,157 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
LIIS · Reg. 6,104,159 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
LIL VAPOR · Reg. 6,104,168 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
SIID · Reg. 6,104,204 · registered Jul 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Jan 21, 2027
Jul 21, 2025 → Jul 21, 2026
MIIX · Reg. 6,138,428 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 1, 2027
Sep 1, 2025 → Sep 1, 2026
LIL SOLID · Reg. 6,144,145 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
LIL · Reg. 6,187,170 · registered Nov 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Nov 3, 2025 → Nov 3, 2026

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
KT & G CORPORATION · 42 live marks
included
KT&G Corporation · 28 live marks
included

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

Common questions

About KT & G Corporation trademarks.

How many trademarks does KT & G Corporation have?

70 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 56 registered and 14 pending applications. 10 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does KT & G Corporation sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly tobacco & smokers’ articles (Class 34, 67 live marks). Also appliances & lighting (Class 11) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the CARNIVAL trademark?

CARNIVAL is owned by KT & G Corporation. It was registered on April 10, 2001 (Reg. No. 2443386) and is live. The same owner holds 69 other live US marks.

When did KT & G Corporation first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1999: CARNIVAL, filed June 1, 1999.

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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.