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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.

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Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 72% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Brown-Forman Corporation has asserted in proceedings

BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR ROYALE DE FRANCE CHAMBORD
BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR ROYALE DE FRANCE CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
C · BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR · CHAMBORD
C · BLACK RASPBERRY LIQUEUR · CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
CHAMBORD
CHAMBORD
asserted in 2 proceedings
· HERRADURA · EST 1870 AGAVE NECTAR
· HERRADURA · EST 1870 AGAVE NECTAR
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 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.