Trademark owner · USPTO register · rebuilt nightly

Staples, Inc.

99 live US trademarks, filing since 1986. 3 new applications filed this year.

Live marks
99
registered + pending
Registered
89
on the Principal Register
Pending
10
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
3
by filing date
Classes used
22
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1986
40 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 22 classes. The largest is Class 16 (paper & printed matter) with 39 of 99 live marks.
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 11 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 3 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 Staples, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
STAPLESPROMO 35 Sep 16, 2026 — pending 50111116
HARD 35 Aug 31, 2026 — pending 50081200
THAT WAS HARD 35 Aug 31, 2026 — pending 50081204
STAPLES BUSINESS 35 May 15, 2025 in use registered Oct 20 99186519
BUSINESS 35 May 15, 2025 — published 99186523
THAT WAS EASY 35 Apr 28, 2025 — registered Aug 18 99158808
THAT WAS EASY 35 Apr 28, 2025 — published 99158811
STAPLES BUSINESS 35 Apr 23, 2025 — published 99151132
EASY 35 Mar 31, 2025 — registered Aug 18 99112571
THAT WAS EASY 35 Mar 31, 2025 — published 99112576
Recently registeredlast 12 months
STAPLES BUSINESS · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,515,365
Oct 20, 2026
EASY · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,405,460
Aug 18, 2026
THAT WAS EASY · Cl. 35 · Reg. 8,405,807
Aug 18, 2026
PRINT SHOP BY STAPLES · Cl. 40 · Reg. 8,104,082
Jan 13, 2026
STAPLES TECH · Cl. 9 · Reg. 8,075,014
Dec 23, 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
STAPLES PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS · Reg. 6,146,761 · registered Sep 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Mar 8, 2027
Sep 8, 2025 → Sep 8, 2026
GLOBAL IDENTITY · Reg. 3,184,658 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 12, 2025 → Dec 12, 2026
SIMPLY · Reg. 3,190,234 · registered Dec 2006
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Dec 26, 2025 → Dec 26, 2026
RELAY · Reg. 3,209,658 · registered Feb 2007
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 20)
Feb 13, 2026 → Feb 13, 2027
STAPLES STUDIO · Reg. 6,269,651 · registered Feb 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Feb 16, 2026 → Feb 16, 2027
THELOOP · Reg. 6,295,897 · registered Mar 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Mar 16, 2026 → Mar 16, 2027
STAPLES · Reg. 1,438,390 · registered Apr 1987
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
Apr 28, 2026 → Apr 28, 2027
ECO ID · Reg. 6,411,891 · registered Jul 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jul 6, 2026 → Jul 6, 2027

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

Common questions

About Staples, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does Staples, Inc. have?

99 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 89 registered and 10 pending applications. 3 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does Staples, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly paper & printed matter (Class 16, 39 live marks). Also advertising & business (Class 35) and science & technology (saas) (Class 42).

Who owns the STAPLES trademark?

STAPLES is owned by Staples, Inc.. It was registered on April 28, 1987 (Reg. No. 1438390) and is live. The same owner holds 98 other live US marks.

When did Staples, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1986: STAPLES, filed April 4, 1986.

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