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Notable UK Trademark

GLOBE-TROTTER

Globe-Trotter has been registered in the UK for trunks and travelling cases since the company began manufacturing its distinctive vulcanised fibreboard luggage in 1897. The cases were carried on early polar expeditions and by Winston Churchill.

Classes18
StatusRegistered
On the register125+ years
Current ownerGlobe-Trotter Group Limited

UK IPO Record

GLOBE-TROTTER — registered UK trademark image from the UK IPO
Application Number
UK0000239442A
Word Mark
GLOBE-TROTTER
Status
Registered
Applied
10 July 1901
Registered
10 July 1901
Next Renewal
10 July 2029
Owner
Globe-Trotter Group Limited
Nice Classes
Class 15, Class 18

Brand History & Trademark Analysis

Globe-Trotter has been registered in the UK for trunks and travelling cases since the company began manufacturing its distinctive vulcanised fibreboard luggage in 1897. The cases were carried on early polar expeditions and by Winston Churchill. The brand enjoyed a luxury revival in the early 2000s and its Hertfordshire factory continues to produce cases using original Victorian-era machinery.

The brand enjoyed a luxury revival in the early 2000s and its Hertfordshire factory continues to produce cases using original Victorian-era machinery.

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Historical Background

Globe-Trotter luggage traces its history to 1897 when the Sachsische Kofferfabrik "Stabilist" was founded in Dresden, with the Globe-Trotter logo registered in Germany in 1901. The business relocated from Germany to London in the early 1930s. Globe-Trotter Suit Case Co. Limited was incorporated on 13 March 1959.

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