⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Brown-Forman Corporation

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1985–2023

Brown-Forman Corporation has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1985–2023): 2 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 40 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 72% 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
2
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

33
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
7
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
18
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
7
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
15
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 72% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Brown-Forman Corporation has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Brown-Forman Corporation got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Brown-Forman Corporation has asserted in proceedings

· HERRADURA ·  EST 1870 AGAVE NECTAR
· HERRADURA · EST 1870 AGAVE NECTAR
asserted in 2 proceedings
C  · BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR · CHAMBORD
C · BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR · CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
CHAMBORD
CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR ROYALE DE FRANCE CHAMBORD
BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR ROYALE DE FRANCE CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
CHAMBORD
CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
HERRADURA HERRADURA EXPRESS
HERRADURA HERRADURA EXPRESS
asserted in 1 proceedings
SAN JOSE DEL REFUGIO TEQUILA HERRADURA ORIGINAL 100% DE AGAVE FROM THE VILLAGE OF AMATITAN JAL. ESTATE BOTTLED EST. 1870
SAN JOSE DEL REFUGIO TEQUILA HERRADURA ORIGINAL 100% DE AGAVE FROM THE VILLAGE OF AMATITAN JAL. ESTATE BOTTLED EST. 1870
asserted in 1 proceedings
PEPE LOPEZ
PEPE LOPEZ
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
CHAMBORDtext734485225
CALIFORNIA COOLERtext733359384
HERRADURAtext788160353
EL JIMADORtext788160363
· HERRADURA · EST 1870 AGAVE NECTAR777369642
C · BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR · CHAMBORD874101902
CHAMBORDtext852634172
WOODFORD RESERVEtext747100812
THE PRESIDENT'S CHOICEtext743699592
CHAMBORD771665252
BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR ROYALE DE FRANCE CHAMBORD874101622
CHAMBORD863043962
HERRADURAtext777358902
HERRADURA COLECCIÓN DE LA CASAtext859438661
HERRADURA ULTRAtext862419141
ANTIGUO DE HERRADURAtext778162321
HERRADURA MADE OF MEXICOtext862416981
HERRADURA MASTER BLENDtext862418771
HERRADURA HERRADURA EXPRESS872371551
SAN JOSE DEL REFUGIO TEQUILA HERRADURA ORIGINAL 100% DE AGAVE FROM THE VILLAGE OF AMATITAN JAL. ESTATE BOTTLED EST. 1870851745881
HERRADURAtext788146331
GALA ROUGEtext786381291
MISTtext756248141
PEPE LOPEZ722223001
CELLAtext731369081
CANADIAN MIST723869791
WOODFORD RESERVE DOUBLE SPICED RYEtext860320521
(design-only mark)903893751
HERRADURA904514191
MISTERYtext788311691
EL JIMADOR856672561
JIMARITAtext855057071
EARL GREYtext737067011
MISTtext858639421
HERRADURA ANTIGUOtext788366781

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 Brown-Forman 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.