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Monotype Gmbh

124 live US trademarks, filing since 1981.

On the register as Monotype GmbH · THE MONOTYPE CORPORATION

Live marks
124
registered + pending
Registered
124
on the Principal Register
Pending
0
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
6
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1981
45 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly electronics & software: 121 of 124 live marks are in Class 9. Paper & printed matter (Class 16) is next with 34.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 3 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 Monotype Gmbh filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ARIAL 9 Apr 22, 2025 — registered Jan 13 99149069
ALBERTUS 9 Apr 22, 2025 — registered Jan 13 99149074
GILL SANS 9 Apr 22, 2025 — registered Jan 13 99149087
CLAN 9, 16, 42 Jun 17, 2024 — registered May 20 79407292
AVENIR 16, 42 Feb 27, 2024 — registered Mar 4 79395727
UNIVERS 16, 42 Feb 27, 2024 — registered Mar 4 79398340
META 9, 16, 42 Jun 5, 2020 — registered Mar 16 88949412
MARK 9 Feb 3, 2014 — registered Sep 2 86182148
MALABAR 9, 16 Jan 22, 2014 — registered Aug 19 86171811
APTIFER 9, 16 Jan 22, 2014 — registered Aug 19 86171829
Recently registeredlast 12 months
ARIAL · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,100,025
Jan 13, 2026
ALBERTUS · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,100,027
Jan 13, 2026
GILL SANS · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,100,028
Jan 13, 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
KUENSTLER SCRIPT · Reg. 3,161,709 · registered Oct 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Oct 24, 2025 → Oct 24, 2026
KIEVIT · Reg. 3,170,884 · registered Nov 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Nov 14, 2025 → Nov 14, 2026
UNIT · Reg. 3,170,885 · registered Nov 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Nov 14, 2025 → Nov 14, 2026
ZAPFINO · Reg. 3,186,482 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 19, 2025 → Dec 19, 2026
CLARENDON · Reg. 3,188,788 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 26, 2025 → Dec 26, 2026
ZINE · Reg. 3,191,475 · registered Jan 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Jan 2, 2026 → Jan 2, 2027
META · Reg. 6,292,538 · registered Mar 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Mar 16, 2026 → Mar 16, 2027
LINOTYPE CENTENNIAL · Reg. 3,222,115 · registered Mar 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Mar 27, 2026 → Mar 27, 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
Monotype GmbH · 113 live marks
included
THE MONOTYPE CORPORATION · 11 live marks
included
Monotype Imaging Inc. · 191 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Monotype Corporation, The · 50 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Monotype ITC Inc. · 35 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 Monotype Gmbh trademarks.

How many trademarks does Monotype Gmbh have?

124 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 124 registered and 0 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Monotype Gmbh sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly electronics & software (Class 9, 121 live marks). Also paper & printed matter (Class 16) and science & technology (saas) (Class 42).

Who owns the UNIVERS trademark?

UNIVERS is owned by Monotype Gmbh. It was registered on August 3, 1982 (Reg. No. 1203444) and is live. The same owner holds 123 other live US marks.

When did Monotype Gmbh first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1981: UNIVERS, filed April 27, 1981.

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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.