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W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

130 live US trademarks, filing since 1978. 6 new applications filed this year.

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Live marks
130
registered + pending
Registered
104
on the Principal Register
Pending
26
applications in progress
Filed in 2026
6
by filing date
Classes used
25
of 45 Nice classes
First filing
1978
48 years on the register
At a glanceplain-language reads of the register
Spread across 25 classes. The largest is Class 25 (clothing & footwear) with 46 of 130 live marks.
Entering Class 32 (beers & soft drinks): first filings this year in a class with no earlier W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. marks.
8 registrations have a maintenance filing due in the next 12 months, 2 already in the grace period.
3 marks were abandoned, cancelled or expired in the last 12 months.
Filing activityapplications per year, by filing date
0 13 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 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 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. filed most recently.

MarkClassFiledBasisStatusSerial
GRAVELBAR 25 Aug 31, 2026 — pending 50080508
ALL WATERS 25 Aug 27, 2026 — pending 50075611
GUIDRA 10 Jul 24, 2026 — pending 50012162
OPTIFADE 12, 32 Jul 10, 2026 — pending 99932916
SITKA 12, 32 Jul 10, 2026 — pending 99932918
STA-PURE SU PRO 17 Mar 25, 2026 — published 99724975
FORTEGRA 10 Dec 11, 2025 — published 99542173
JETSTREAM 25 Oct 28, 2025 — published 99466221
GORE 17 Oct 8, 2025 — published 99433403
ATTUNE 15 Jul 24, 2025 — registered Oct 13 99300613
Recently registeredlast 12 months
ATTUNE · Cl. 15 · Reg. 8,505,316
Oct 13, 2026
GORE LOW DRAG · Cl. 11 · Reg. 8,093,111
Jan 6, 2026
VIAFORT · Cl. 10 · Reg. 8,061,076
Dec 9, 2025
AME · Cl. 20 · Reg. 8,046,223
Dec 2, 2025
REMEDIA · Cl. 11 · Reg. 8,046,525
Dec 2, 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
GREAT TONE LONG LIFE · Reg. 6,084,087 · registered Jun 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Dec 23, 2026
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 23, 2026
STA-PURE · Reg. 6,175,618 · registered Oct 2020
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6) · in grace period until Apr 13, 2027
Oct 13, 2025 → Oct 13, 2026
C-KNIT · Reg. 5,073,602 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 1, 2025 → Nov 1, 2026
CLEANSTREAM · Reg. 2,016,287 · registered Nov 1996
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Nov 12, 2025 → Nov 12, 2026
CARDIOFORM · Reg. 5,091,781 · registered Nov 2016
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 10)
Nov 29, 2025 → Nov 29, 2026
ACTIVE CONTROL · Reg. 6,251,750 · registered Jan 2021
Section 8 declaration (years 5–6)
Jan 19, 2026 → Jan 19, 2027
GORE WINDSTOPPER · Reg. 2,035,841 · registered Feb 1997
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 30)
Feb 4, 2026 → Feb 4, 2027
RASTEX · Reg. 1,429,269 · registered Feb 1987
Section 8 & 9 renewal (year 40)
Feb 17, 2026 → Feb 17, 2027

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

Lapsed or droppedstatus changes · last 12 months
GORE-TEX INFINIUM · Cl. 25 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19
GORE-TEX · Cl. 25 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19
GORE-TEX INFINIUM · Cl. 25 · was registered
cancelled Oct 19

Recorded as the nightly register update observes them. A cancelled or expired mark no longer blocks a new filing of the same name.

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Common questions

About W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. trademarks.

How many trademarks does W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. have?

130 live US trademarks as of October 23, 2026: 104 registered and 26 pending applications. 6 were filed in 2026 so far.

What does W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. sell, according to its trademarks?

Mostly clothing & footwear (Class 25, 46 live marks). Also medical devices (Class 10) and electronics & software (Class 9).

Who owns the GORE-TEX trademark?

GORE-TEX is owned by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.. It was registered on January 23, 1979 (Reg. No. 1111698) and is live. The same owner holds 129 other live US marks.

When did W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. first file a trademark?

Its oldest live US filing dates from 1978: GORE-TEX, filed January 10, 1978.

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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.