⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1961–2011

Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1961–2011): 4 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 457 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 81% 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
4
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

422
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
35
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
229
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
54
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
173
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 81% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated has asserted in proceedings

ORIGINAL BUDWEISER  BUDWEISER LAGER BIER ONLY GENU
ORIGINAL BUDWEISER BUDWEISER LAGER BIER ONLY GENU
asserted in 19 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 Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated. 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.