TOUGH GUY Trademark

Trademark Overview


On Tuesday, May 15, 2007, a trademark application was filed for TOUGH GUY with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO has given the TOUGH GUY trademark a serial number of 77180983. The federal status of this trademark filing is PARTIAL SECTION 8 ACCEPTED as of Wednesday, March 25, 2020. This trademark is owned by W.W. Grainger, Inc.. The TOUGH GUY trademark is filed in the Chemical Products, Paint Products, Cosmetics & Cleaning Products, Pharmaceutical Products, Metal Products, Paper & Printed Material Products, Furniture Products, and Houseware & Glass Products categories with the following description:

[metal broom handles]

air deodorants; air fresheners; all-purpose disinfectants; disinfectant bathroom cleaners; carpet fresheners and odor eliminators; hand-sanitizing preparations; insecticides; sanitizers for hospital use; sanitizers for household use; sanitizers for use in institutional and industrial areas; disinfectant toilet bowl cleaners

facial tissue; paper toilet seat covers; paper towels; toilet paper

all-purpose cleaners and etchers for concrete surfaces; all-purpose cleaning preparations; laundry bleach; bleaching preparations for household use; [carburetor cleaning preparations;] carpet and upholstery shampoo; cleaning preparations for household purposes; cleaning preparations for ovens; preparations for cleaning vehicle surfaces; degreasing preparations not used in manufacturing processes for use in the household, commercial, and industrial fields; detergents for land, air and water vehicles; drain openers; dust removal preparations, namely, dusting powder and canned pressurized gases for dusting and cleaning purposes; emulsifying preparations for stripping finishes, sealers and wax from floors; floor buffing compounds; floor cleaning/stripping preparations; floor finishing preparations; floor wax; glass cleaning preparations; hand cleaners; [hand creams and lotions; ]hand dish washing detergents; laundry detergents; liquid, pumice and borated powdered hand soaps; marble cleanin...

[wood preserving oil]

degreasing preparations used in manufacturing processes for use in the commercial and industrial fields

brooms; buckets; non-electric carpet sweepers;[ acid-proof wash brushes used for the application of acid to vehicles for cleaning purposes; ]brushes for parquet floors; brushes for pipes; dishwashing brushes; dusting brushes; file brushes; pot cleaning brushes; scraping brushes; scrubbing brushes;[ ship-scrubbing brushes;] washing brushes; wire brushes, not being machine parts; cleaning cloths; cleaning pads; cleaning sponges; dust mops; floor brushes; floor squeegees; non-electric floor sweepers; mop wringers; mops; pails; toilet brushes; waste baskets; trash cans

non-metal broom handles
tough guy

General Information


Serial Number77180983
Word MarkTOUGH GUY
Filing DateTuesday, May 15, 2007
Status704 - PARTIAL SECTION 8 ACCEPTED
Status DateWednesday, March 25, 2020
Registration Number3763673
Registration DateTuesday, March 23, 2010
Mark Drawing4 - Illustration: Drawing with word(s) / letter(s) / number(s) in Block form
Published for Opposition DateTuesday, May 6, 2008

Trademark Statements


Goods and Services[metal broom handles]
Goods and Servicesair deodorants; air fresheners; all-purpose disinfectants; disinfectant bathroom cleaners; carpet fresheners and odor eliminators; hand-sanitizing preparations; insecticides; sanitizers for hospital use; sanitizers for household use; sanitizers for use in institutional and industrial areas; disinfectant toilet bowl cleaners
Goods and Servicesfacial tissue; paper toilet seat covers; paper towels; toilet paper
Goods and Servicesall-purpose cleaners and etchers for concrete surfaces; all-purpose cleaning preparations; laundry bleach; bleaching preparations for household use; [carburetor cleaning preparations;] carpet and upholstery shampoo; cleaning preparations for household purposes; cleaning preparations for ovens; preparations for cleaning vehicle surfaces; degreasing preparations not used in manufacturing processes for use in the household, commercial, and industrial fields; detergents for land, air and water vehicles; drain openers; dust removal preparations, namely, dusting powder and canned pressurized gases for dusting and cleaning purposes; emulsifying preparations for stripping finishes, sealers and wax from floors; floor buffing compounds; floor cleaning/stripping preparations; floor finishing preparations; floor wax; glass cleaning preparations; hand cleaners; [hand creams and lotions; ]hand dish washing detergents; laundry detergents; liquid, pumice and borated powdered hand soaps; marble cleaning preparations; non-slipping wax for floors; paint and varnish removers; polishing preparations;[ restoring preparations for automobile surfaces; ]sanded oil-based sweeping compounds; spot and stain removers; tile cleaning preparations; toilet bowl detergents; wall cleaning preparations; automobile waxes; wood conditioners; woodwork cleaning preparations
Goods and Services[wood preserving oil]
Goods and Servicesdegreasing preparations used in manufacturing processes for use in the commercial and industrial fields
Goods and Servicesbrooms; buckets; non-electric carpet sweepers;[ acid-proof wash brushes used for the application of acid to vehicles for cleaning purposes; ]brushes for parquet floors; brushes for pipes; dishwashing brushes; dusting brushes; file brushes; pot cleaning brushes; scraping brushes; scrubbing brushes;[ ship-scrubbing brushes;] washing brushes; wire brushes, not being machine parts; cleaning cloths; cleaning pads; cleaning sponges; dust mops; floor brushes; floor squeegees; non-electric floor sweepers; mop wringers; mops; pails; toilet brushes; waste baskets; trash cans
Goods and Servicesnon-metal broom handles

Classification Information


International Class001 - Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins; unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry.
US Class Codes001, 005, 006, 010, 026, 046
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, February 29, 2008
Primary Code001
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

International Class002 - Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists.
US Class Codes006, 011, 016
Class Status CodeB - Sec. 8 - Class(es) in a Multiple Class registration
Class Status DateWednesday, June 1, 2016
Primary Code002
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

International Class003 - Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices.
US Class Codes001, 004, 006, 050, 051, 052
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, May 18, 2007
Primary Code003
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

International Class005 - Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides.
US Class Codes006, 018, 044, 046, 051, 052
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, May 18, 2007
Primary Code005
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

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 CodeB - Sec. 8 - Class(es) in a Multiple Class registration
Class Status DateWednesday, March 25, 2020
Primary Code006
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

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 DateFriday, May 18, 2007
Primary Code016
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

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 DateFriday, May 18, 2007
Primary Code020
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

International Class021 - Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steel-wool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.
US Class Codes002, 013, 023, 029, 030, 033, 040, 050
Class Status Code6 - Active
Class Status DateFriday, May 18, 2007
Primary Code021
First Use Anywhere DateFriday, February 1, 2008
First Use In Commerce DateFriday, February 1, 2008

Trademark Owner History


Party NameW.W. Grainger, Inc.
Party Type30 - Original Registrant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLake Forest, IL 60045

Party NameW.W. Grainger, Inc.
Party Type20 - Owner at Publication
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLake Forest, IL 600455201

Party NameW.W. Grainger, Inc.
Party Type10 - Original Applicant
Legal Entity Type03 - Corporation
AddressLake Forest, IL 600455201

Trademark Events


Event DateEvent Description
Friday, May 18, 2007NEW APPLICATION ENTERED
Monday, August 27, 2007ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Saturday, September 1, 2007NON-FINAL ACTION WRITTEN
Saturday, September 1, 2007NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Saturday, September 1, 2007NOTIFICATION OF NON-FINAL ACTION E-MAILED
Friday, February 29, 2008TEAS/EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ENTERED
Monday, October 29, 2007ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER
Friday, February 29, 2008TEAS RESPONSE TO OFFICE ACTION RECEIVED
Friday, February 29, 2008CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED IN LAW OFFICE
Tuesday, April 1, 2008ASSIGNED TO LIE
Tuesday, April 1, 2008LAW OFFICE PUBLICATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Wednesday, April 16, 2008NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Tuesday, May 6, 2008PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
Tuesday, July 29, 2008NOA MAILED - SOU REQUIRED FROM APPLICANT
Friday, January 16, 2009SOU TEAS EXTENSION RECEIVED
Friday, January 16, 2009SOU EXTENSION 1 FILED
Friday, January 16, 2009SOU EXTENSION 1 GRANTED
Wednesday, July 29, 2009SOU EXTENSION 2 FILED
Friday, March 21, 2008APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Wednesday, August 5, 2009TEAS PETITION TO REVIVE RECEIVED
Wednesday, August 5, 2009PETITION TO REVIVE-GRANTED
Wednesday, August 5, 2009SOU EXTENSION RECEIVED WITH TEAS PETITION
Tuesday, September 1, 2009CASE ASSIGNED TO INTENT TO USE PARALEGAL
Wednesday, September 2, 2009SOU EXTENSION 2 GRANTED
Wednesday, January 20, 2010USE AMENDMENT FILED
Tuesday, January 26, 2010STATEMENT OF USE PROCESSING COMPLETE
Tuesday, February 16, 2010ALLOWED PRINCIPAL REGISTER - SOU ACCEPTED
Wednesday, December 30, 2009TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Wednesday, December 30, 2009ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Wednesday, January 20, 2010TEAS STATEMENT OF USE RECEIVED
Wednesday, February 17, 2010LAW OFFICE REGISTRATION REVIEW COMPLETED
Tuesday, March 23, 2010REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Friday, April 19, 2013TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, April 19, 2013ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Monday, March 23, 2015COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (6-YR) E-MAILED
Tuesday, March 22, 2016TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED
Wednesday, June 1, 2016CASE ASSIGNED TO POST REGISTRATION PARALEGAL
Wednesday, June 1, 2016NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 & 15 - E-MAILED
Saturday, March 23, 2019COURTESY REMINDER - SEC. 8 (10-YR)/SEC. 9 E-MAILED
Monday, March 23, 2020TEAS SECTION 8 & 9 RECEIVED
Wednesday, March 25, 2020REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (10-YR) ACCEPTED
Wednesday, March 25, 2020NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF SEC. 8 - E-MAILED
Friday, December 13, 2024TEAS REVOKE/APP/CHANGE ADDR OF ATTY/DOM REP RECEIVED
Friday, December 13, 2024APPLICANT/CORRESPONDENCE CHANGES (NON-RESPONSIVE) ENTERED
Friday, December 13, 2024ATTORNEY/DOM.REP.REVOKED AND/OR APPOINTED
Friday, December 13, 2024TEAS CHANGE OF CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED
Friday, December 13, 2024TEAS CHANGE OF OWNER ADDRESS RECEIVED
Friday, December 13, 2024TEAS WITHDRAWAL OF ATTORNEY RECEIVED-FIRM RETAINS
Wednesday, June 1, 2016REGISTERED - PARTIAL SEC. 8 (6-YR) ACCEPTED & SEC. 15 ACK.