GENERAL Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, a trademark application was filed for GENERAL with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the GENERAL trademark a serial number of 99215567. The federal status of this trademark filing is RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED as of Tuesday, December 30, 2025. This trademark is owned by GENERAL TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS COMPANY LLC. The GENERAL trademark is filed in the Metal Products, Machinery Products, Hand Tool Products, Computer & Software Products & Electrical & Scientific Products, Environmental Control Instrument Products, Jewelry Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Furniture Products, Ropes, and Cordage & Fiber Products categories with the following description:

Straps for handling loads, namely bungee cords and ball bungee cords

Digital clocks; Stop watches

Power-operated tools, namely, screwdrivers, electric scissors, shears, precision engraver machines, and electric engraver machines; Router bits; Accessories for power-operated tools, namely, drill bits for use on wood, plastic, masonry, sheet metal, and angle drivers; power tools, namely, countersinks; drill chucks for power drills; ball bearings for use in machine tools and machinery, namely, general purpose machines and power-operated tools; jigs for holding a component during machining, namely, pocket hole jigs, mortise and tenon jigs, dovetail jigs, woodworking jigs, crown jigs, doweling jigs; Edge finders, namely, metalworking machine tools for locating the edge or center of a workpiece

LED work lights

Button plugs made of wood; Pocket hole plugs made of wood: Wood dowels; Wood pegs

Magnifying glasses; Micrometers; Carpenter's levels; Laser level measuring apparatus; Magnetic level measuring apparatus; Electrical voltage testers; Electrical wire test cables; Marking and measuring tools, namely, compasses for measuring, dial pressure indicators, wire diameter gauges, stair gauges being squares for measuring, gauges for measuring the thickness of sheet metal, dial calipers for measuring length, digital calipers for measuring length, digital manometers being pressure gauges, digital soil moisture meters, digital illuminometers, thermometers not for medical use, radius gauges, ball gauges for measuring the diameter of holes, angle finders, protractors, angle dividing protractor, square, T-bevels, feeler gauges, laser distance measuring instruments, measuring rulers, tape measures, length measuring gauges, borescopes, endoscopic equipment for industrial purposes, endoscopy cameras for industrial purposes, gas detectors for detecting the presence of gas, heat index mete...

Vises; hand tools, namely, pin vises; Hand-operated cutting tools and replacement parts thereof; hand operated tools, namely, telescoping magnetic pick-up tools and tools for grabbing for handling small objects; hand operated tools, namely, magnetic pick-up tools; hand tools in the nature of magnetic nail holders; hand tools, namely, revolving punches; hand tools, namely, offset screwdrivers; bits for hands drills in the nature of hole cutters; Tap wrenches; hand tools, namely, hex key wrenches; hand tools, namely, jewelers' screwdrivers; Awls; hand-operated tools, namely, chisels; Non-power operated hand tools, namely, picks, nut drivers, flaring tools, and wire strippers; Steel punches being hand tools; Non-power operated hand tools, namely, emergency escape hammers and seat belt cutters, center punches, arch punches, rotary cutters, clamps, deburring files being tools for smoothing surfaces of metal, drive pin punches, files, , glass cutters, hobby knives, shears, tweezers, engraver...

Small items of metal hardware, namely, washers, grommets, and nuts; Metal clamp type fasteners for holding in place tarps

Printed charts in the field of tap and drill measurement references for determining the correct drill bit size need to create a pilot hole
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General Information


Serial Number99215567
Word MarkGENERAL
Filing DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Status661 - RESPONSE AFTER NON-FINAL ACTION - ENTERED
Status DateTuesday, December 30, 2025
Registration Number0000000
Registration DateNOT AVAILABLE
Mark Drawing5 - Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Stylized form
Published for Opposition DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Statements


Indication of Colors claimedColor is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
Goods and ServicesStraps for handling loads, namely bungee cords and ball bungee cords
Goods and ServicesDigital clocks; Stop watches
Goods and ServicesPower-operated tools, namely, screwdrivers, electric scissors, shears, precision engraver machines, and electric engraver machines; Router bits; Accessories for power-operated tools, namely, drill bits for use on wood, plastic, masonry, sheet metal, and angle drivers; power tools, namely, countersinks; drill chucks for power drills; ball bearings for use in machine tools and machinery, namely, general purpose machines and power-operated tools; jigs for holding a component during machining, namely, pocket hole jigs, mortise and tenon jigs, dovetail jigs, woodworking jigs, crown jigs, doweling jigs; Edge finders, namely, metalworking machine tools for locating the edge or center of a workpiece
Goods and ServicesLED work lights
Goods and ServicesButton plugs made of wood; Pocket hole plugs made of wood: Wood dowels; Wood pegs
Goods and ServicesMagnifying glasses; Micrometers; Carpenter's levels; Laser level measuring apparatus; Magnetic level measuring apparatus; Electrical voltage testers; Electrical wire test cables; Marking and measuring tools, namely, compasses for measuring, dial pressure indicators, wire diameter gauges, stair gauges being squares for measuring, gauges for measuring the thickness of sheet metal, dial calipers for measuring length, digital calipers for measuring length, digital manometers being pressure gauges, digital soil moisture meters, digital illuminometers, thermometers not for medical use, radius gauges, ball gauges for measuring the diameter of holes, angle finders, protractors, angle dividing protractor, square, T-bevels, feeler gauges, laser distance measuring instruments, measuring rulers, tape measures, length measuring gauges, borescopes, endoscopic equipment for industrial purposes, endoscopy cameras for industrial purposes, gas detectors for detecting the presence of gas, heat index meters being heat detecting apparatus, thermal imaging camera, hygrometers, gas detectors for detecting the presence of volatile organic compounds, soil moisture meters, mass air flow sensors, plumb bobs, pressure measuring apparatus, psychrometers being measuring apparatus for humidity levels in gases and solid substances, refractometers, solar power meters for measuring solar radiation, and sound level meters; Magnetic wall stud finders; Electronic stud finders; water detection alarm installations; Magnets; Magnetic tools, namely, magnetizers and demagnetizers; Inspection mirrors; Glass optical magnifying lenses; Scientific and technical apparatus, namely, optical mirrors; Probes for scientific purposes; Trammels, namely, distance measuring instruments; ball bearings for use in tools, namely hand-operated tools
Goods and ServicesVises; hand tools, namely, pin vises; Hand-operated cutting tools and replacement parts thereof; hand operated tools, namely, telescoping magnetic pick-up tools and tools for grabbing for handling small objects; hand operated tools, namely, magnetic pick-up tools; hand tools in the nature of magnetic nail holders; hand tools, namely, revolving punches; hand tools, namely, offset screwdrivers; bits for hands drills in the nature of hole cutters; Tap wrenches; hand tools, namely, hex key wrenches; hand tools, namely, jewelers' screwdrivers; Awls; hand-operated tools, namely, chisels; Non-power operated hand tools, namely, picks, nut drivers, flaring tools, and wire strippers; Steel punches being hand tools; Non-power operated hand tools, namely, emergency escape hammers and seat belt cutters, center punches, arch punches, rotary cutters, clamps, deburring files being tools for smoothing surfaces of metal, drive pin punches, files, , glass cutters, hobby knives, shears, tweezers, engravers, reamers, pliers, screwdrivers, nut drivers, ratcheting screwdrivers, ratchet wrenches, scratch awls, hex key wrenches, tubing benders, tubing cutters, and pipe cutters; hand operated grommet punches; Hand tools, namely, sheet metal hand seamers; Drill bits for hand drills; Drill bits for hand drills for use on wood or plastic; Grommet kits comprised of hand-operated grommet clamps sold as a unit; Non-power operated hand tools for use in plumbing, namely, undersink pliers, plumbing snakes, wrenches, and nail pullers; Non-power operated precision hand tool set comprised of pliers and non-electric screwdrivers sold as a unit used in repairing computers, electronics, and machines; Hand-operated saws, namely, cable saws; hand tool kits for repairing smartphones comprised of pliers and non-electric screwdrivers sold as a unit; Snap fastener kits comprised of hand-operated clamps and metal ring fasteners sold as a unit; Magnetic hand tools, namely, manually-operated wristbands being magnetic pickup tools; Non-power operated woodworking hand tools, namely, scrapers and manually-operated drill guides; Non-power operated drill accessories, namely, corner radius templates being manually-operated guides for saws and drill chucks for hand-operated tools; Non-power operated machinists' hand tools, namely, taps and nut splitters; electronic tool tech kits comprised of pliers and non-electric screwdrivers sold as a unit; non-power operated drill accessories, namely, bits and bit braces for manual drills; hand tools, namely, cotter pin pullers; Handles for hand-operated hand tools made principally of wood or plastic; Hand tools, namely, woodworking jigs in the nature of pocket hole jigs, mortise and tenon jigs, dovetailers, crown jigs, and doweling jigs, all being manually-operated guides for knives and/or saws
Goods and ServicesSmall items of metal hardware, namely, washers, grommets, and nuts; Metal clamp type fasteners for holding in place tarps
Goods and ServicesPrinted charts in the field of tap and drill measurement references for determining the correct drill bit size need to create a pilot hole
Description of MarkThe mark consists of the stylized representation of the word "GENERAL".

Classification Information


International Class006 - Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; nonelectric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores.
US Class Codes002, 012, 013, 014, 023, 025, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code006
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class007 - Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs.
US Class Codes013, 019, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034, 035
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code007
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class008 - Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors.
US Class Codes023, 028, 044
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code008
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class009 - Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishing apparatus.
US Class Codes021, 023, 026, 036, 038
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code009
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class011 - Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes.
US Class Codes013, 021, 023, 024, 031, 034
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code011
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class014 - Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes; jewelry, precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments.
US Class Codes002, 027, 028, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code014
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class016 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks.
US Class Codes002, 005, 022, 023, 029, 037, 038, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateMonday, December 29, 2025
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class020 - Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics.
US Class Codes002, 013, 022, 025, 032, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code020
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

International Class022 - Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials.
US Class Codes001, 002, 007, 019, 022, 042, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateTuesday, June 3, 2025
Primary Code022
First Use Anywhere DateNOT AVAILABLE
First Use In Commerce DateNOT AVAILABLE

Trademark Owner History


Party NameGENERAL TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS COMPANY LLC
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type16 - Limited Liability Company
AddressSecaucus, NJ 07094

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Tuesday, June 3, 2025NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Tuesday, June 3, 2025APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED
Wednesday, September 17, 2025NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED
Wednesday, September 24, 2025ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Tuesday, September 30, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Tuesday, September 30, 2025NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Tuesday, September 30, 2025NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Monday, December 29, 2025TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Monday, December 29, 2025CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, December 30, 2025TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED