⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

BURGER KING CORPORATION

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1973–2026

BURGER KING CORPORATION has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1973–2026): 90 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 26 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 42% 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
90
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

22
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
4
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
8
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
11
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
6
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 42% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs BURGER KING CORPORATION has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means BURGER KING CORPORATION got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks BURGER KING CORPORATION has asserted in proceedings

HAVE IT YOUR WAY
HAVE IT YOUR WAY
asserted in 3 proceedings
BURGER-KING
BURGER-KING
asserted in 2 proceedings
BK
BK
asserted in 1 proceedings
IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO HANDLE A WHOPPER
IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO HANDLE A WHOPPER
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
HAVE IT YOUR WAYtext724137984
STAY CONNECTED YOUR WAYtext772092753
SIZE IT YOUR WAYtext761368083
GO PLAY YOUR WAY AT BKtext778679483
WHOPPERtext723060893
HOME OF THE WHOPPERtext720984293
DRINK IT YOUR WAYtext752749443
DRINK IT YOUR WAYtext752749453
HAVE IT YOUR WAYtext788576913
HAVE IT YOUR WAYtext788921083
HAVE IT YOUR WAYtext788921213
HAVE IT YOUR WAY730707973
LIVE LIFE YOUR WAYtext764951663
PAY IT YOUR WAYtext766289943
BURGER-KING720581582
YOUR WHOPPER YOUR WAYtext850546732
BK750466911
BURGER KINGtext723060901
IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO HANDLE A WHOPPER733133011
WHALERtext722842911

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 BURGER KING 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.