kodansha trademarks

Japan

kodansha owns 130 unique trademarks in 6 jurisdictions, combined from 14 owner names in the registers. 62 of them are active.

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Unique trademarks137 register records
130
Active48% of unique marks
62
Jurisdictions
6
Owner names grouped
14
Coverage

Where kodansha 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 130 unique marks above, from 137 register records.

By office

By classA mark can cover several classes

+13 more

Activity

Filings per year

New trademarks kodansha has filed each year, counting each mark once.

Peak year · 25 filed
2002
2022 to 2026 · filed
16
First filing
1983

Filings by year: 1983: 2, 1989: 3, 1994: 2, 1996: 8, 1997: 4, 2000: 7, 2002: 25, 2003: 5, 2004: 5, 2005: 2, 2006: 2, 2007: 2, 2008: 4, 2009: 2, 2010: 3, 2011: 3, 2012: 2, 2013: 2, 2014: 5, 2015: 2, 2016: 7, 2017: 2, 2018: 4, 2019: 3, 2020: 2, 2021: 6, 2022: 1, 2023: 2, 2024: 6, 2025: 3, 2026: 4.

Disputes and deals

Oppositions, cancellations and ownership changes

Proceedings kodansha has been part of, and the assignments recorded against its marks.

Disputes & oppositions

Proceedings
12
As challenger
0
As defendant
12

By proceeding type

  • Opposition11
  • Appeal1

Outcomes

  • Other7
  • Pending4
  • Withdrawn1

Assignments & security interests

Transactions
4
Marks acquired
3
Marks divested
1
Marks with liens
0
Unreleased security interests
0
  • Assignment4

Recorded from 2005-04-15 to 2017-07-31.

Portfolio

Latest filings

The most recent applications across kodansha's owner names.

Browse all 137 register records
MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
DEAD ACCOUNTexaminingUSPTO9, 412026-10-01
GHOST IN THE SHELLmixedWIPO9, 16, 18, 20, 24, 252026-07-10
TenSuraregisteredEUIPO9, 412026-06-02
TenSurafiledCIPO9, 412026-06-02
obungu logofiledCIPO9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 202025-12-18
KODANSHAmixedWIPO9, 16, 35, 412025-12-04
FAQ

About kodansha's trademarks

How many trademarks does kodansha own?

kodansha owns 130 unique trademarks across the registers Signa tracks, filed as 137 register records.

How many of kodansha's trademarks are registered?

50 of kodansha's unique marks are registered.

Where does kodansha file the most trademarks?

kodansha holds the most marks at the USPTO, with 49 unique marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull kodansha'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 API keyView docs
GET /v1/entities/{id}/analytics
ID=ent_019eb7a5-4413-75b8-b3fb-3b7eaa3f3ec4
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/entities/$ID/analytics \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "analytics_report",
  "subject": {
    "id": "ent_019eb7a5-4413-75b8-b3fb-3b7eaa3f3ec4",
    "object": "entity",
    "name": "kodansha"
  },
  "portfolio": {
    "mark_count": 130,
    "active_count": 62,
    "jurisdiction_spread": {
      "US": 49,
      "EU": 22,
      "SG": 22
    }
  }
}