⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Best Western International, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1984–2019

Best Western International, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1984–2019): 115 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 19 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 50% 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
114
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

17
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
4
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
4
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
11
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 50% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Best Western International, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

BW BEST WESTERN HOTELS & RESORTS
BW BEST WESTERN HOTELS & RESORTS
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW BEST WESTERN PLUS
BW BEST WESTERN PLUS
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW BEST WESTERN
BW BEST WESTERN
asserted in 3 proceedings
BEST WESTERN
BEST WESTERN
asserted in 2 proceedings
BW
BW
asserted in 2 proceedings
BW
BW
asserted in 2 proceedings
BEST WESTERN PREMIER
BEST WESTERN PREMIER
asserted in 2 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 Best Western International, 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.