⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

American Airlines, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1966–2026

American Airlines, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1966–2026): 31 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 138 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 67% 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
27
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
4
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

116
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
22
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
63
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
31
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
39
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 67% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs American Airlines, Inc. has opposed

Real trademark applications American Airlines, 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 “Prevailed” means American Airlines, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks American Airlines, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

AADVANTAGE
AADVANTAGE
asserted in 52 proceedings
AMERICAN AIRLINES AADVANTAGE
AMERICAN AIRLINES AADVANTAGE
asserted in 28 proceedings
AADVANTAGE
AADVANTAGE
asserted in 27 proceedings
AADVANTAGE PLATINUM
AADVANTAGE PLATINUM
asserted in 21 proceedings
A ADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUM
A ADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUM
asserted in 18 proceedings
AADVANTAGE GOLD
AADVANTAGE GOLD
asserted in 18 proceedings
AMERICAN AIRLINES
AMERICAN AIRLINES
asserted in 17 proceedings
AA AMERICAN
AA AMERICAN
asserted in 11 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
AADVANTAGE7331678052
AADVANTAGEtext7530044750
AADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUMtext7539805646
AADVANTAGE PLATINUMtext7782468039
AADVANTAGEtext8648903036
AADVANTAGE GOLDtext7782467934
AMERICAN AIRLINES AADVANTAGE8591344328
AADVANTAGE7501111227
AADVANTAGE PLATINUM7426727421
A ADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUM7603334518
AADVANTAGE GOLD7473600518
AADVANTAGE GOLDtext8760171817
AMERICAN AIRLINES7156224017
AADVANTAGE EXECUTIVE PLATINUMtext8760176117
AA AMERICAN7219277711
AAtext7156223810
AMERICAN AIRLINEStext864889969
AADVANTAGE VACATION AWARDStext758715638
AMERICAN AA756810837
AMERICAN AA747265017
AA715622397
AMERICAN868985696
AADVANTAGE DIAL-INtext744035295
AADVANTAGE PLATINUM PROtext871699365
AADVANTAGE PLATINUMtext876017385
AA850634685
AMERICAN EAGLEtext735537614
A ADVANTAGE VACATION AWARDS758717694
AA744543064
AADVANTAGE ESHOPPING778255014
AADVANTAGE HOTEL784525964
ENVOYtext861641454
LANDING GEAR ONLINE SHOP757585543
SABREtext732109563
AMERICAN EAGLEtext754846883
AA723267383
AMERICAN AIRLINES TRAVEL CENTERtext760902333
AMERICAN EAGLE RJ REGIONALJET764038193
AA740762722
AMERICAN AIRLINES744088112
AMERICAN WAYtext724307302
CONCIERGEKEYtext875710782
TOTAL ACCESStext740382852
AA757731312
AMERICAN AIRLINES STARStext731584672
AADVANTAGE GOLD734055992
FLY AAWAY VACATIONS743303312
AA755834442
A A744576502
A A744576492
AAtext755810982
AIRPASStext741343632
AMERICAN AIRLINES CREDIT UNION978316391
AA740762711
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLAGSHIP888037401
AMERICAN AIR CORPS755787411
S SABRE ADS734678441
(design-only mark)980884961
TRANS WORLDtext975836101
CONCIERGEKEYtext879792601

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 American Airlines, 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.