⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1984–2026

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1984–2026): 1 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 138 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 87% 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
1
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

128
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
10
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
97
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
15
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
20
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 87% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has opposed

Real trademark applications Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 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 “Prevailed” means Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft has asserted in proceedings

BMW
BMW
asserted in 42 proceedings
BMW
BMW
asserted in 39 proceedings
M
M
asserted in 39 proceedings
M
M
asserted in 38 proceedings
M
M
asserted in 38 proceedings
M
M
asserted in 37 proceedings
M
M
asserted in 37 proceedings
MINI
MINI
asserted in 35 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
BMWtext7166235052
BMW7348754342
BMW7166235139
M7347469939
M7739546938
M POWERtext8509959138
M7906791838
M7641075837
MDRIVEtext8525775637
M7906795037
M PERFORMANCEtext7910360636
M THE MOST POWERFUL LETTER IN THE WORLDtext7753438036
MINI7739990235
MINItext7641237135
M2text8506601633
M8565403233
M3text7579242933
M6text7663966633
M5text7579243833
M CERTIFIEDtext8565403031
M4text8720946131
B M W7641080630
M8755787830
MINItext7739990329
BMWtext7641076329
MINI7917949529
MINI7920533629
M8730990028
MINI7697561727
MINI7924854324
M SPORTtext8731412623
MINI COUNTRYMANtext8509547323
M8897683321
M8897683621
M PERFORMANCE7925062220
MPERFORMANCE7923822220
MINI7903829820
BMW7930578020
BMW7930578420
BMW Mtext7914084020
MINI7525766220
M MOTORSPORTtext7924241219
BMW7930831119
MINI7911654319
BMW7930975619
M7930511817
BMW8737907517
BMW8738397317
BMW8731412817
M7930578317
M7748687017
BMWtext8731413016
MINI COOPERtext7543602715
MINI COOPERtext7906670615
BMW Itext7917111114
BMWtext8737882414
BMWtext7382380714
BMWtext7320539413
M SPORTtext7919827413
MINI ELECTRICtext7920277913

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 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft. 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.