⚖️ 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.

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Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 50% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Best Western International, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Best Western International, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

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
BW BEST WESTERN
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW BEST WESTERN PLUS
BW BEST WESTERN PLUS
asserted in 3 proceedings
BW
BW
asserted in 2 proceedings
BW
BW
asserted in 2 proceedings
BW
BW
asserted in 2 proceedings
BEST WESTERN
BEST WESTERN
asserted in 2 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
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BW BEST WESTERN HOTELS & RESORTStext866901533
BW BEST WESTERN HOTELS & RESORTS868424793
BW BEST WESTERN868673643
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS871913333
BW BEST WESTERN PLUS868675753
BW867548262
BW866733252
BW867548822
BEST WESTERN744492442
BW BEST WESTERN PLUStext867896772
BEST WESTERN PREMIER782176842
BW BEST WESTERNtext867896232
BEST WESTERN752042022
BW REWARDStext776140522
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS872177172
BEST WESTERN PLUS850623472
BW BEST WESTERN REWARDS869570902
BWRIDER.COMtext774063502
BW PREMIER COLLECTIONtext863994382
BW PREMIER COLLECTION865621972
BWtext784918352
BW869533042
BW872176422
BW870866502
BW866732722
BEST WESTERN PREMIERtext781131851
BEST WESTERN BESTRATEStext784958051
BEST WESTERN REWARDStext773920991
BEST WESTERN FOR A GREENER WORLDtext772861161
BEST WESTERN PLUStext778448071
BEST WESTERN VACATION ADVANTAGEtext856439801
BEST WESTERN SERVICE REWARDStext860609811
BEST WESTERN PLUS EXECUTIVE RESIDENCYtext861511361
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONALtext866460861
BWP PREMIER BEST WESTERN868674631
EXECUTIVE RESIDENCY BY BEST WESTERNtext868961331
SURESTAYtext870155951
SSSSSS SURESTAY870366921
SSSSSS SURESTAY HOTEL871273281
SURESTAY COLLECTIONtext871029521
SURESTAY HOTEL GROUPtext870760091
SSSSSS SURESTAY HOTEL GROUP872229731
SURESTAY PLUStext871029541
S SURESTAY PLUS HOTEL871273301
BEST WESTERN731055571
VIB BEST WESTERN864147131
(design-only mark)723437851
VIB878459681
K-PRODUCTS K744226521
GLO878459141
LIVY HOTELtext877882411
BWGROUPStext875679821
BESTCHEQUEtext753804431
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST HOTEL FAMILYtext850953211
BEST WESTERN731055581
VIB864161311
BEST WESTERN745341461
BEST WESTERN751997131

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 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.