Who owns the METAL GEAR SOLID trademark?

The METAL GEAR SOLID trademark is owned by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd..

What is the serial number for METAL GEAR SOLID?

The USPTO serial number for METAL GEAR SOLID is 99363232.

What is the registration number for METAL GEAR SOLID?

METAL GEAR SOLID is registered under USPTO registration number 8103294.

METAL GEAR SOLID - Owned by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. - (Class 009, Class 041)

Q: What class is the METAL GEAR SOLID trademark registered in?

The METAL GEAR SOLID trademark is registered in Class 009 (Electronics, software & scientific instruments), Class 041 (Education & entertainment services).

What to file next

Section 8 declaration of continued use

When: Due between the fifth and sixth anniversary of registration.
Extensions and grace: A six-month grace period follows, with an added per-class fee.
If it is missed: A missed Section 8 cancels the registration, and there is no revival route for it.

How the Section 8 deadline works

General information about USPTO practice, not legal advice. The register is the authority, and a filing that has not yet posted can change what is owed.

Full Goods & Services

Class 009Electronics, software & scientific instruments

US codes: 021, 023, 026, 036, 038

First use anywhere: Jun 19, 1997

First use in commerce: Jun 19, 1997

Scientific, research, navigation, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, audiovisual, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, detecting, testing, inspecting, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling the distribution or use of electricity; apparatus and instruments for recording, transmitting, reproducing or processing sound, images or data; recorded and downloadable multimedia files, computer software, blank digital or analogue recording and storage media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating devices; computers and computer peripheral devices; diving suits, divers' masks, ear plugs for divers, nose clips for divers, gloves for divers, breathing apparatus for underwater swimming; fire-extinguishing apparatus.

Class 041Education & entertainment services

US codes: 100, 101, 107

First use anywhere: Mar 14, 2006

First use in commerce: Mar 14, 2006

Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.

This description is as filed with the USPTO and defines the scope of trademark protection.

Filing Basis & Declarations

Standard Characters ClaimedFiled as Use ApplicationUse Application CurrentlyTrademark

Status History

10 events

REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER

Jan 13, 2026

Code R.PR

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAILED

Jan 13, 2026

Code NRCC

PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION

Nov 25, 2025

Code PUBO

OFFICIAL GAZETTE PUBLICATION CONFIRMATION E-MAILED

Nov 25, 2025

Code NPUB

NOTIFICATION OF NOTICE OF PUBLICATION E-MAILED

Nov 19, 2025

Code NONP

APPROVED FOR PUB - PRINCIPAL REGISTER

Oct 24, 2025

Code CNSA

ASSIGNED TO EXAMINER

Oct 21, 2025

Code DOCK

NEW APPLICATION ENTERED

Aug 28, 2025

Code NWAP

NEW APPLICATION OFFICE SUPPLIED DATA ENTERED

Aug 28, 2025

Code NWOS

APPLICATION FILING RECEIPT MAILED

Aug 28, 2025

Code MAFR

Other Marks by Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Additional USPTO filings from the same owner.

DUE

DUELIST POINT

99365409

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

REGISTERED

BEA

BEATMANIA

88646381

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

REGISTERED

BLO

BLOODY ROAR

88844093

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

REGISTERED

RES

RESELLABLUE

79437784

Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.

REGISTERED

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MET

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SOL

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Claire Dahm

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SOL

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Additional USPTO filings handled by the same attorney of record.

BIS

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CAN

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CIC

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BIS

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86150683

REGISTERED

METAL GEAR SOLID

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