USPTO trademark

TORU

RegisteredUSPTOWord markClass 16

"TORU" is a word mark owned by Dong-A Pencil Co., Ltd., filed at the USPTO on February 21, 2014. It is registered and covers class 16 (Paper Goods and Printed Matter).

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Official USPTO record
TORU trademark as filed
As filed with the USPTO
Status
Registered
Since October 15, 2025
Filed
February 21, 2014
Registered
June 30, 2015
Expires
Not recorded
Application no.
86200299
Registration no.
4765410
Office
USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Mark type
Word mark
1 class
Ownership

Who owns TORU

The owner on file, matched to the company behind it. Every owner-name spelling for that company is grouped on its page.

Owner

Dong-A Pencil Co., Ltd.

Seoul, South Korea

16 trademarks in the portfolioView company

Representative

Jun-Hwa Jeong

Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

Goods and services

What the mark covers

The products and services TORU is filed for, grouped by Nice class.

  • Markers; Marking pens; Fountain pens; Stationery; Ball pens; Felt marking pens; Mechanical pencils; Pencils; Drawing pens; Color pencils; Color pens; Crayons; Pens; Writing instruments; Pencil or pen boxes; Highlighter pens; Mechanical pencil leads

History

What has happened so far

Steps recorded by the USPTO, newest first.

  1. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 9 - e-mailed
  2. Registered and renewed (first renewal - 10 yrs)
  3. Registered - sec. 8 (10-yr) accepted/sec. 9 granted
  4. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  5. Teas section 8 & 9 received
  6. Courtesy reminder - sec. 8 (10-yr)/sec. 9 e-mailed
  7. Notice of acceptance of sec. 8 & 15 - e-mailed
  8. Registered - sec. 8 (6-yr) accepted & sec. 15 ack.
  9. Case assigned to post registration paralegal
  10. Teas section 8 & 15 received

10 earlier steps on the official record.

FAQ

About TORU

Who owns the trademark "TORU"?

The USPTO trademark "TORU" (application 86200299) is owned by Dong-A Pencil Co., Ltd.

What is the status of "TORU"?

Its status at the USPTO is: registered.

When was "TORU" registered?

It was registered on June 30, 2015.

API

Get this data via the API

Everything on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull TORU and marks like it into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}

    The full record: owners, classes, dates and images

  • GET/v1/trademarks/{id}/events

    Every step in the office history

  • GET/v1/proceedings?trademark_id={id}

    Oppositions and cancellations against the mark

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks/{id}
ID=tm_019d2ddb-e838-74eb-b297-cf6cd9a6aa5c
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "id": "tm_019d2ddb-e838-74eb-b297-cf6cd9a6aa5c",
  "object": "trademark",
  "mark_text": "TORU",
  "status": {
    "primary": "active",
    "stage": "registered"
  },
  "office_code": "US",
  "application_number": "86200299",
  "filing_date": "2014-02-21",
  "nice_classes": [
    16
  ],
  "owners": [
    {
      "name": "DONG-A PENCIL CO., LTD.",
      "entity_id": "ent_019eb7b4-1ffc-705d-b3ba-d8918b8bfffd"
    }
  ]
}