⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

The Black & Decker Corporation

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1980–2026

The Black & Decker Corporation has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1980–2026): 8 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 61 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 69% 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
7
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

43
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
18
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
35
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
16
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
9
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 69% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs The Black & Decker Corporation has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means The Black & Decker Corporation got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks The Black & Decker Corporation has asserted in proceedings

DEWALT
DEWALT
asserted in 12 proceedings
DEWALT
DEWALT
asserted in 12 proceedings
DEWALT
DEWALT
asserted in 12 proceedings
DEWALT
DEWALT
asserted in 12 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 9 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 8 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 8 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 8 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
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DEWALT7425787212
DEWALTtext8647813611
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DEWALTtext8886773310
(design-only mark)876948299
YELLOW & BLACKtext851756909
(design-only mark)755055868
(design-only mark)755055878
(design-only mark)755269278
(design-only mark)755269458
(design-only mark)754461588
(design-only mark)754615308
(design-only mark)754615318
(design-only mark)754615528
(design-only mark)755055528
(design-only mark)756083448
(design-only mark)755050948
(design-only mark)755269448
(design-only mark)755055888
(design-only mark)755050908
(design-only mark)755055518
(design-only mark)755429078
(design-only mark)753420238
DEWALTtext786694648
(design-only mark)755269268
(design-only mark)754461658
(design-only mark)755269288
(design-only mark)755272448
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(design-only mark)755269258
(design-only mark)754609018
(design-only mark)753530768
(design-only mark)753530498
(design-only mark)754461678
(design-only mark)753532698
(design-only mark)761472908
(design-only mark)761473248
(design-only mark)760094968
(design-only mark)757666518
(design-only mark)755465408
(design-only mark)754461668
(design-only mark)755269468
DEWALTtext758511237
DEWALT765137087
(design-only mark)755272437
DEWALTtext763074236
POWERED BY DEWALTtext867213916
DEWALT776546696
DUSTBUSTERtext734239615
DEWALTtext771160775
(design-only mark)735564664
(design-only mark)735564654
(design-only mark)735564674
(design-only mark)735473654
DEWALTtext984407583
DEWALT POWERSTACKtext903866943
DUSTBUSTER PLUStext737993623

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 The Black & Decker 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.