⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Boy Scouts of America

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1976–2026

Boy Scouts of America has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1976–2026): 6 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 175 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 79% 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
6
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

172
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
3
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
110
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
30
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
32
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 79% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Boy Scouts of America has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Boy Scouts of America got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Boy Scouts of America has asserted in proceedings

EAGLE SCOUT
EAGLE SCOUT
asserted in 49 proceedings
NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION
asserted in 25 proceedings
THE NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
THE NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
asserted in 22 proceedings
ORDER OF THE ARROW BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
ORDER OF THE ARROW BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
asserted in 21 proceedings
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BE PREPARED
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BE PREPARED
asserted in 20 proceedings
SCOUTFITTER CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL
SCOUTFITTER CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL
asserted in 20 proceedings
BASIC LEADER TRAINING BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
BASIC LEADER TRAINING BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
asserted in 19 proceedings
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
asserted in 18 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAtext73510448107
SEA SCOUTStext76238519103
SCOUTMASTERtext74125362101
EAGLE SCOUTtext77676931101
VARSITY SCOUTtext7347435082
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAtext7329730073
CUB SCOUTStext7329729973
CUB SCOUTStext7415260571
SCOUTINGtext7328254669
SCOUT SHOP BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAtext7334141167
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICAtext7422487464
EAGLE SCOUT7330766749
SCOUTFITTERtext7430257333
SCOUT STUFFtext7533426533
THE NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDATIONtext7879712231
SCOUT STUFFtext7518779031
SCOUTWEARtext8647034930
BOY SCOUTtext8693918128
SCOUTING/U.S.A.text7642546227
NATIONAL SCOUTING MUSEUMtext7635654425
NATIONAL EAGLE SCOUT ASSOCIATION7330766625
THE NATIONAL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION7879712922
ORDER OF THE ARROW BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA7560041221
SCOUT ZONEtext7852835921
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA BE PREPARED7331004320
SCOUTFITTER CIRCLE TEN COUNCIL7430257420
SCOUTMASTERtext7510219820
SCOUTNETtext7623851820
BASIC LEADER TRAINING BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA7621772519
SCOUTSTUFF.ORGtext8590249719
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA8900009518
ORDER OF THE ARROW BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA)7331012718
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA8900157318
SCOUTS BSAtext8790656716
SCOUTNET COMPATIBLE INTERFACE7584758716
STEM SCOUTStext8606187115
SCOUTSOFT8511597010
EXPLORERtext7348397710
SCOUTS BSAtext879064079
SCOUTPARENTStext770859019
SCOUTING FOR FOODtext770858678
CUB SCOUTS851331458
SCOUT WIREtext865505218
SCOUTFITtext778132968
SCOUTING FOR ADVENTUREtext775745797
100 YEARS OF SCOUTING WHEN TRADITION MEETS TOMORROW 1910-2010770467727
SCOUT LIFEtext878822267
SCOUTtext858670917
SCOUTCASTtext865506026
CAMP SCOUT!text862964836
LIVE SCOUTING'S ADVENTUREtext865317796
SCOUTING MAKES GREAT PARENTS, TOO!text770859115
MY.SCOUTINGtext862962944
BSAtext735113654
SCOUTING ---VALUES THAT LAST A LIFETIME!text773081104
SCOUTSTRONGtext854368574
2005 NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE CAROLINE CO., VIRGINIA765248944
BEAR733072753
SCOUTING WORKStext864023763

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 Boy Scouts of America. 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.