The US Poké Ball design trademark claims 18 classes of goods and services, from toys and clothing to soft drinks, cosmetics and nappies

How it’s built

1. Counted the classes listed in the USPTO record for the Poké Ball design mark, retrieved from the USPTO's trademark search in November 2026.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

Claiming a class is permission to license there, not proof of goods sold. The holder is Nintendo of America, not The Pokémon Company.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

IC 032: Soda water; table waters; fruit juice; soft drinks; vegetable juices beverages

In English

Class 32 listing of the Poké Ball design mark.

Where it’s used

• StoryBrand
• Chart · BrandNintendo’s 2001 Poké Ball mark covered one US product class; its two newest marks cover 18 and 20