GORE-TEX
GORE-TEX is one of the clearest standout marks for Class 17 because it is famous for technical material performance rather than a finished consumer product alone. The name is strongly associated with membranes, barriers and specialist material innovation.
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Brand History & Trademark Analysis
GORE-TEX is one of the clearest standout marks for Class 17 because it is famous for technical material performance rather than a finished consumer product alone. The name is strongly associated with membranes, barriers and specialist material innovation. It gives the page instant technical authority.
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Historical Background
Gore-Tex's UK trademark was filed on 10 July 2012 and registered on 21 November 2012 under registration number UK00911029477, owned by W.L. Gore & Associates Inc. This relatively late UK registration is significant given that the underlying patent for expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fabric technology expired in 1997, making trademark protection the primary legal mechanism for defending the brand identity in subsequent decades.