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Society Of Manufacturing Engineers

45 live US trademarks, filing since 1965.

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Live marks
45
registered + pending
Registered
43
on the Principal Register
Pending
2
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
0
by filing date
Classes used
7
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1965
61 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Mostly education & entertainment: 22 of 45 live marks are in Class 41. Advertising & business (Class 35) is next with 12.
Quiet this year: no new applications so far in 2026, against a yearly average of 2.1.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 1 already in the grace period.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 8 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.

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A multi-class mark counts once per class. Rank shown where the owner is in the class's top 50.

Latest activity

What Society Of Manufacturing Engineers filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 9, 16, 41 Jan 17, 2025 — registered Nov 25 99007753
SME FUSION 41 Nov 7, 2024 — published 98841134
FUSION 41 Nov 7, 2024 — registered Aug 25 98841130
SMART MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE 41 Nov 5, 2024 — registered Jun 10 98837131
SME + 9, 16, 35, 38, 41, 42 Jan 24, 2024 — published 98373332
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATION 35, 42 Nov 1, 2023 — registered Dec 10 98250429
CERTIFIED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN 42 Dec 7, 2022 — registered May 21 97707397
CERTIFIED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FUNDAMENTALS 42 Dec 7, 2022 — registered May 21 97707405
ROBOTICS IN MANUFACTURING FUNDAMENTALS 42 Dec 7, 2022 — registered Jun 25 97707412
CMFGE 42 Dec 7, 2022 — registered Oct 10 97707419
Recently registeredlast 12 months
FUSION · Cl. 41 · Reg. 8,414,567
Aug 25, 2026
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY · Cl. 9, 16, 41 · Reg. 8,044,923
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
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SERIES · Reg. 6,054,346 · registered May 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Nov 12, 2026
May 12, 2025 → May 12, 2026
CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING ENGINEER · Reg. 3,207,410 · registered Feb 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Feb 13, 2026 → Feb 13, 2027
CERTIFIED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIST · Reg. 3,216,983 · registered Mar 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Mar 13, 2026 → Mar 13, 2027
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING · Reg. 1,064,726 · registered Apr 1977
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 50)
Apr 26, 2026 → Apr 26, 2027
MANUFACTURING INSIGHTS · Reg. 5,213,321 · registered May 2017
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
May 30, 2026 → May 30, 2027
CMFGT · Reg. 6,401,065 · registered Jun 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jun 29, 2026 → Jun 29, 2027
NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING RESEARCH INSTITUTION OF SME · Reg. 6,425,654 · registered Jul 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jul 20, 2026 → Jul 20, 2027
LEAN KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE · Reg. 3,273,058 · registered Jul 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Jul 31, 2026 → Jul 31, 2027

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

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Names on the registerwhat this page merges, and what it leaves out
SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS · 45 live marks
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Spellings are merged when they differ only in punctuation or legal suffix. Anything else stays separate rather than guessed.

Common questions

About Society Of Manufacturing Engineers trademarks.

How many trademarks does Society Of Manufacturing Engineers have?

45 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 43 registered and 2 pending applications. None have been filed in 2026 so far.

What does Society Of Manufacturing Engineers sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly education & entertainment (Class 41, 22 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and science & technology (saas) (Class 42).

Who owns the WESTEC trademark?

WESTEC is owned by Society Of Manufacturing Engineers. It was registered on December 19, 1967 (Reg. No. 0841005) and is live. The same owner holds 44 other live US marks.

When did Society Of Manufacturing Engineers first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1965: WESTEC, filed November 16, 1965.

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