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Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.

102 live US trademarks, filing since 1981. The 42nd largest trademark holder in Class 7 (machinery). 2 new applications filed this year.

On the register as NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. · Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc

Live marks
102
registered + pending
Registered
97
on the Principal Register
Pending
5
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
2
by filing date
Classes used
20
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1981
45 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly machinery: 63 of 102 live marks are in Class 7. Hand tools (Class 8) is next with 33.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2 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 Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
KLUTCH TILT ASSIST 12 Aug 24, 2026 — pending 50068293
TRIGGER MAN 3 Mar 30, 2026 — registered Sep 15 99732667
TILT ASSIST 12 Nov 10, 2025 — abandoned Sep 21 99487785
POWER HORSE 1, 4, 6, 7, 9 Nov 19, 2024 — published 98861725
TOOLS FOR THE TRADES 36, 41 Nov 5, 2024 — registered Sep 9 98838205
TOOLS FOR THE TRADES NT 36, 41 Oct 12, 2023 — registered Jul 1 98220941
KLIQ 9 Oct 3, 2023 — registered Jan 7 98207577
NORTH STAR 6, 7 Jul 26, 2023 — published 98102543
ULTRA-TOW XTP 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 Jul 26, 2023 — published 98102632
MONSTERVIEW 9 Nov 29, 2022 — registered Oct 8 97696192
Recently registeredlast 12 months
TRIGGER MAN · Cl. 3 · Reg. 8,437,690
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
KLUTCH · Reg. 6,059,778 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 19, 2026
May 19, 2025 → May 19, 2026
NORTHSTAR · Reg. 6,059,779 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 19, 2026
May 19, 2025 → May 19, 2026
IRONTON · Reg. 5,082,984 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 15, 2025 → Nov 15, 2026
STRONGWAY · Reg. 5,096,103 · registered Dec 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Dec 6, 2025 → Dec 6, 2026
IRONTON · Reg. 5,100,962 · registered Dec 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Dec 13, 2025 → Dec 13, 2026
HOT ZONE · Reg. 6,237,229 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 2027
HEAT STORM · Reg. 6,237,230 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 2027
NORTHSTAR PROSHOT · Reg. 6,237,231 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 5, 2026 → Jan 5, 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
NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. · 97 live marks
included
Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc · 5 live marks
included
Northern Innovations Holding Corp. · 67 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Northern Safety Co., Inc. · 60 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Northern Trust Corporation · 44 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Northern Technologies International Corporation · 30 live marks · may be a related company
separate page
Northern Brewer, LLC · 28 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 Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. have?

102 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 97 registered and 5 pending applications. 2 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly machinery (Class 7, 63 live marks). Also hand tools (Class 8) and common metals (Class 6).

Who owns the ROUGHNECK trademark?

ROUGHNECK is owned by Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.. It was registered on November 24, 1981 (Reg. No. 1178879) and is live. The same owner holds 101 other live US marks.

When did Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1981: ROUGHNECK, filed February 9, 1981.

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