⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

BELLSOUTH CORPORATION

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1984–2018

BELLSOUTH CORPORATION has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1984–2018): 27 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 59 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 80% 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
20
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
7
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

53
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
6
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
35
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
9
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
15
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 80% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs BELLSOUTH CORPORATION has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means BELLSOUTH CORPORATION got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks BELLSOUTH CORPORATION has asserted in proceedings

BELL
BELL
asserted in 17 proceedings
BELL
BELL
asserted in 7 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 6 proceedings
SYNCHRONET
SYNCHRONET
asserted in 1 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
BELL8132767717
BELL716536137
(design-only mark)735202256
BELLSOUTH MOBILITYtext740566503
MOBILECOMMtext736753682
MEGALINKtext735170092
CELLULAR LINKtext737734792
SYNCHRONET735170081
BELLPACtext813277221
(design-only mark)731831741
DELIVERS MOREtext742165361

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 BELLSOUTH CORPORATION. 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.