KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) trademarks

Japan

KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) owns 3,474 unique trademarks in 17 jurisdictions, combined from 25 owner names in the registers. 1,573 of them are active.

Unique trademarks3,481 register records
3,474
Active45% of unique marks
1,573
Jurisdictions
17
Owner names grouped
25
Coverage

Where KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) protects its brands

Each mark counts once here: an international registration is grouped with its country designations, not counted once per country. That gives the 3,474 unique marks above, from 3,481 register records.

By office

+9 more

By classA mark can cover several classes

+31 more

Activity

Filings per year

New trademarks KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) has filed each year, counting each mark once.

Peak year · 138 filed
2010
2022 to 2026 · filed
294
First filing
1900

Filings by year: 1900: 2, 1911: 1, 1924: 1, 1947: 3, 1948: 5, 1952: 1, 1953: 2, 1954: 2, 1958: 1, 1959: 9, 1960: 1, 1961: 1, 1962: 5, 1963: 3, 1964: 5, 1965: 8, 1966: 4, 1967: 5, 1968: 3, 1969: 2, 1970: 1, 1971: 1, 1972: 1, 1973: 5, 1974: 4, 1975: 3, 1976: 6, 1977: 6, 1978: 13, 1979: 9, 1980: 7, 1981: 6, 1982: 6, 1983: 9, 1984: 12, 1985: 11, 1986: 25, 1987: 18, 1988: 23, 1989: 29, 1990: 32, 1991: 25, 1992: 36, 1993: 32, 1994: 49, 1995: 103, 1996: 79, 1997: 82, 1998: 100, 1999: 78, 2000: 119, 2001: 100, 2002: 99, 2003: 73, 2004: 92, 2005: 84, 2006: 81, 2007: 121, 2008: 123, 2009: 97, 2010: 138, 2011: 73, 2012: 74, 2013: 104, 2014: 119, 2015: 113, 2016: 119, 2017: 81, 2018: 135, 2019: 136, 2020: 131, 2021: 84, 2022: 71, 2023: 44, 2024: 68, 2025: 73, 2026: 38.

Disputes and deals

Oppositions, cancellations and ownership changes

Proceedings KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) has been part of, and the assignments recorded against its marks.

Disputes & oppositions

Proceedings
53
As challenger
4
As defendant0% win rate
50

By proceeding type

  • Opposition35
  • Cancellation15
  • Non use removal3
  • Revocation1

Outcomes

  • Other40
  • Withdrawn7
  • Pending3
  • Challenger won2
  • Settled2

Assignments & security interests

Transactions
25
Marks acquired
24
Marks divested
1
Marks with liens
0
Unreleased security interests
0
  • Assignment22
  • Name change2
  • Correction1

Recorded from 1982-11-09 to 2024-01-25.

Portfolio

Latest filings

The most recent applications across KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)'s owner names.

Browse all 3,481 register records
MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
40202628112TexaminingIPOS32026-10-21
40202628113UexaminingIPOS32026-10-21
40202627581PexaminingIPOS32026-10-15
40202627591YexaminingIPOS32026-10-15
[Design Mark]examiningIPOS52026-10-09
SENSAIregisteredIPI82026-09-03
FAQ

About KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)'s trademarks

How many trademarks does KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) own?

KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) owns 3,474 unique trademarks across the registers Signa tracks, filed as 3,481 register records.

How many of KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)'s trademarks are registered?

1,450 of KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)'s unique marks are registered.

Where does KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) file the most trademarks?

KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation) holds the most marks at the IPOS, with 1,284 unique marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)'s portfolio into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}/analytics

    Portfolio, disputes and ownership changes

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}

    Company record, ticker, LEI and owner names

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}/trademarks

    Every trademark in the portfolio

GET /v1/entities/{id}/analytics
ID=ent_019eb749-b7e8-708a-966c-ff3359e7d2bc
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/entities/$ID/analytics \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "analytics_report",
  "subject": {
    "id": "ent_019eb749-b7e8-708a-966c-ff3359e7d2bc",
    "object": "entity",
    "name": "KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (also trading as Kao Corporation)"
  },
  "portfolio": {
    "mark_count": 3474,
    "active_count": 1573,
    "jurisdiction_spread": {
      "SG": 1284,
      "US": 938,
      "CA": 695
    }
  }
}