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Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

30 live US trademarks, filing since 1976. 4 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
30
registered + pending
Registered
25
on the Principal Register
Pending
5
1 open to opposition
Filed in 2026
4
by filing date
Classes used
7
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1976
50 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly chemicals: 26 of 30 live marks are in Class 1. Paints & coatings (Class 2) is next with 6.
Filing faster than usual: 4 applications so far in 2026 against a yearly average of 1.3.
Entering Class 19 (building materials): first filings this year in a class with no earlier Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. marks.
One mark is open to opposition now; the window closes Nov 5.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 3 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 5 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 4 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 Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
ILINPSOME 1 May 26, 2026 — pending 79455891
ACRYSET 2 Feb 3, 2026 — pending 79447593
SAPQURE 1, 19 Feb 3, 2026 — pending 79449529
UWR 2 Feb 3, 2026 — published · closes Nov 5 79450047
SOFMATER 1 Nov 25, 2025 — registered Sep 15 79442530
HIKALTA 9, 11, 17 Oct 8, 2025 — pending 79440967
AQUAEDGE 1, 2 Apr 1, 2024 — registered Jan 7 79399142
AQUALIC 1 Aug 22, 2022 — registered Jan 30 79352916
IONEL 1 Aug 10, 2022 — registered Jul 9 79351507
NIPOGENICS 1 Jul 6, 2022 — registered Feb 27 79349511
Open to opposition now30-day windows from publication
UWR · Cl. 2 · published Oct 6
closes Nov 5

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

Recently registeredlast 12 months
SOFMATER · Cl. 1 · Reg. 8,428,830
Sep 15, 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
VEEM · Reg. 6,077,313 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2025 → Jun 16, 2026
VEEA · Reg. 6,077,314 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 16, 2026
Jun 16, 2025 → Jun 16, 2026
ZIRCOSTAR · Reg. 6,139,880 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 1, 2027
Sep 1, 2025 → Sep 1, 2026
POLYMENT · Reg. 1,418,839 · registered Dec 1986
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
Dec 2, 2025 → Dec 2, 2026
NIPPON SHOKUBAI · Reg. 3,212,820 · registered Feb 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Feb 27, 2026 → Feb 27, 2027
UWR · Reg. 2,043,241 · registered Mar 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Mar 11, 2026 → Mar 11, 2027
AQUAGUARD · Reg. 6,348,345 · registered May 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
May 11, 2026 → May 11, 2027
EPOMIN · Reg. 1,457,061 · registered Sep 1987
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
Sep 15, 2026 → Sep 15, 2027

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

Other large filers in Class 1Full ranking →
Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. · 30 live marks
included
Nippon Steel Corporation · 82 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Nippon Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 60 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. · 33 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Nippon Kodo Holdings Corp. · 32 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. · 31 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 Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. have?

30 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 25 registered and 5 pending applications. 4 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly chemicals (Class 1, 26 live marks). Also paints & coatings (Class 2) and cosmetics & cleaning (Class 3).

Who owns the SOFTANOL trademark?

SOFTANOL is owned by Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.. It was registered on August 31, 1976 (Reg. No. 1047096) and is live. The same owner holds 29 other live US marks.

When did Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1976: SOFTANOL, filed January 8, 1976.

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