Who has the most trademark records in our data? We ranked every owner in the TMarkMetric database of 98,243 U.S. federal trademark records by the number of records on file. Before looking at the table, one thing matters more than any single number: this database is a snapshot built from two USPTO bulk files, and about three-quarters of it is applications filed in early 2026. It is not the whole register.
Read this first: an earlier version of this page called these "the biggest U.S. portfolios" and said Nike and Walmart own only 32–37 marks. That was wrong. Those are the records that happen to be in our snapshot. Large brands hold far more registrations at the USPTO than appear here, and the "Registered" figures on the old page came from a status-mapping error that we fixed on 13 October 2026.
Owners With the Most Records
Ranked by records on file. "Registered" counts registrations, "Pending" counts applications still under examination, and "2026" shows how many of the owner's records were filed this year. Two private individuals with 45 and 33 records would also make the top 20; we count them but don't name them.
What the Ranking Actually Tells You
1. Two different kinds of "big"
Look at the last two columns. ESPN, Del Monte, Kosé, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Gerber Outdoor are almost entirely registrations, none filed in 2026. These records come from the older of the two USPTO files we loaded. CVS, IGT, Korea Zinc and Bristol-Myers Squibb are the opposite: nearly every record is a 2026 application still under examination. The same "43 records" means an established set of registrations for one owner and a few months of new filings for another.
2. A burst of applications is a signal worth watching
Korea Zinc filed 38 applications and CVS 40 in the first months of 2026. A cluster like that usually means a new product line, a rebrand or a push into the U.S. market. If you are naming something in the same space, these pending applications matter as much as registrations: a pending application with an earlier filing date can block yours. That is why a clearance search has to include applications, not just registered marks.
3. Trademarks are global
Several owners near the top are based outside the U.S.: Kosé (Japan), Korea Zinc (South Korea), Transtek (Hong Kong) and Del Monte International (Switzerland). Foreign companies file U.S. trademarks to protect access to the American market, often through the Madrid Protocol.
4. Gaming files a lot
Both IGT and Light & Wonder, casino and slot-machine companies, filed dozens of applications. Gaming companies trademark individual game titles, so a fairly niche industry produces a lot of filings.
5. Don't use this table to size a company's portfolio
Nike appears with 37 records here, 23 of them registrations. The real number of Nike registrations at the USPTO is much higher; our two files simply don't contain them all. To see an owner's full portfolio, search the owner name in the USPTO's Trademark Search system.
Methodology
Owners are ranked from the TMarkMetric database: 98,243 U.S. federal trademark records loaded in June 2026 from two USPTO bulk XML files, grouped by normalized owner name. "Records" counts all records for that owner in the database. Status comes from each record's USPTO status code, grouped with the USPTO's published status code table: 700–705, 778, 790 and 800 count as registered; codes for applications under examination, extensions and oppositions count as pending. Statuses have moved on since June 2026, so check individual marks on TSDR. The 72,134 owners in the set are not all U.S. trademark owners. Recomputed on 2026-10-13.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a ranking of the biggest trademark owners in the U.S.?
No. It ranks owners by how many records they have in our 98,243-record snapshot, which is mostly applications filed in early 2026. Large brands such as Nike hold many more registrations at the USPTO than appear here.
Why do CVS and IGT show zero registrations?
Almost all of their records in our data are applications filed in 2026 that were still under examination when the data was loaded in June 2026. That says nothing about their older registrations, which aren't in these files.
Do foreign companies own U.S. trademarks?
Yes. Several owners near the top of this list are based in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Foreign owners file U.S. trademarks, often through the Madrid Protocol, to protect their brands in the American market.
Do pending applications matter when I choose a brand name?
Yes. A pending application with an earlier filing date can be cited against your later application, so a clearance search should cover applications as well as registrations.
- USPTO Open Data Portal: Trademark Full Text XML, daily applications (TRTDXFAP)
- USPTO: Trademark Applications Daily XML documentation v2.0 (owner nationality and entity fields)
Laws, fees and procedures change. If anything here differs from the official source, the official source is right. Links checked 19 October 2026.