⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Allergan, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1987–2026

Allergan, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1987–2026): 14 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 146 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 94% of merits decisions).

Data summary based on public records (USPTO TTAB proceedings and PACER/CourtListener federal court dockets). Figures reflect filings on record, not a characterization of the merits or good faith of any individual action. Not legal advice.

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Federal court filings

0
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
14
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

141
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
112
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
7
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
26
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 94% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Allergan, Inc. has opposed

Real trademark applications Allergan, Inc. challenged at the USPTO — the kind of design that draws an opposition. If your artwork looks like one of these, expect pushback. Each links to its USPTO docket.

Source: USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board records. “Prevailed” means Allergan, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks Allergan, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

BOTOX
BOTOX
asserted in 14 proceedings
ALLERGAN
ALLERGAN
asserted in 5 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
M.D. FORTE
M.D. FORTE
asserted in 1 proceedings
ALLERGAN
ALLERGAN
asserted in 1 proceedings
ALLERGAN
ALLERGAN
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
BOTOXtext7412666189
BOTOXtext7804161881
BOTOXtext7413693080
BOTOX7804161214
BOTOXtext742820869
JUVEDERMtext786335669
JUVEDERM VOLUMAtext773684716
JUVEDERM VOLBELLAtext851302706
JUVÉDERMtext865575305
ALLERGAN730505135
JUVEDERM VOLIFTtext851302634
JUVEDERMtext782515614
HYDROCAREtext723993333
LAP-BANDLINKtext779197112
LAP-BANDtext746009352
LAP-BAND TOTAL CAREtext772005322
LAP-BAND APtext785603822
BOTOX PATIENT ASSISTANCEtext771807052
OXYSEPTtext736286122
PREDNEFRINtext720095131
ACZONEtext783608671
(design-only mark)740318741
VIVITÉtext770228001
(design-only mark)text130571101
M.D. FORTE744215371
LYTERAtext855587101
SOAKAREtext730436861
BOTOX ADVANTAGEtext760233361
CHLOROPTICtext722741141
PROPINEtext737658281
PROJECT MOONWALKERtext880601541
RELIEFtext735925881
AQUA GLYCOLICtext741271071
MOONWALKERtext880601311
BOTOX ONTRACKtext850162151
SKINMEDICA EVEN & CORRECTtext973601241
SKINMEDICA FIRM & TONEtext973601231
YOUR SKINMEDICA METHODtext980099471
SKINMEDICA PROCEDURE 360 SYSTEMtext883185081
BOTOX ONEtext873742341
I CHOOSE BOTOX COSMETICtext975797431
BOTOX ONEtext971155521
ALLERGAN741369311
ALLERGAN741436591
ALLERGANtext752771121
BETAGANtext734729391
LATISSEtext774499701

From public USPTO records. A mark is listed when it appears as a senior asserted mark in TTAB or federal-court proceedings on file. Serial links open the USPTO TSDR record.

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Data sources: publicly published USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings (1951–2026, with possible gaps before electronic filing) and U.S. federal court dockets (PACER/CourtListener, nature-of-suit codes 840 and 820). Figures reflect filings on record and do not characterize the merits, validity, or legitimacy of any individual action by Allergan, Inc.. Trademark holders have legal rights — and in some doctrines, an obligation — to enforce registered marks. This page does not provide legal advice; consult licensed counsel for case-specific questions. See the full leaderboard.