⚖️ 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.

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Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 67% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

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

Mark images shown from public USPTO records. Listing here reflects that the mark appears as a senior asserted mark in TTAB or federal-court proceedings on file.

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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.