Question 1

Has Caterpillar Inc. filed lawsuits against Etsy or Amazon sellers?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. has 35 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits on record in the PACER/CourtListener dataset. No Schedule-A mass-defendant cases by Caterpillar Inc. were identified in this dataset; individual cases may still name a small number of sellers.

Question 2

Does Caterpillar Inc. enforce its trademarks?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1986–2026): 35 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 504 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 95% of merits decisions).

Question 3

How can I reduce the risk of a trademark problem involving Caterpillar Inc.'s marks?

Accepted Answer

Do not use Caterpillar Inc.'s registered trademarks, trade dress, slogans, or other proprietary identifiers without a license. Before listing, check whether your own design is visually similar to Caterpillar Inc.'s registered marks — visual similarity, not just identical text, is what triggers most infringement reports. LogoVerify runs that visual check against 13M+ USPTO trademark images. This is general information; consult a licensed trademark attorney for advice on a specific design.

Question 4

Why does Caterpillar Inc. have more TTAB proceedings than wins and losses combined?

Accepted Answer

Many TTAB proceedings end by private settlement or voluntary withdrawal (often dismissed without prejudice) rather than by a Board decision on the merits. Those outcomes appear under "Settled / withdrawn" and are excluded from the win rate, which reflects only proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits.

Mark	Serial	Proceedings	Won / lost
CATtext	71575190	374	293 / 13
CATtext	72174081	311	255 / 6
CAT	75236985	294	245 / 7
CATtext	75621863	276	233 / 12
CATtext	73392831	270	233 / 11
CAT	77289081	260	203 / 9
CAT	75455116	257	223 / 11
CAT	74451720	257	224 / 11
CATtext	77184659	253	220 / 11
CAT	86976333	244	205 / 7
CAT ENGINEERED DURABILITYtext	76384020	239	207 / 11
CAT	75830492	231	187 / 7
CATtext	72452924	213	168 / 7
CATtext	72164427	193	150 / 7
CAT	73762371	191	150 / 8
CAT	78981305	190	154 / 7
CATtext	73001719	180	154 / 6
CAT	78815922	174	141 / 6
CATtext	85318073	174	141 / 6
CAT	85318067	169	137 / 6
CAT	77560128	165	135 / 7
CAT	78815917	164	137 / 6
CAT	75296705	161	137 / 9
CAT	86976331	158	127 / 6
CAT	78815915	157	133 / 5
CAT	78980626	154	128 / 6
CAT	85981370	152	131 / 7
CAT	86976343	150	119 / 6
CAT	75205498	146	124 / 8
CAT	75550438	142	118 / 6
CAT	75645252	141	118 / 7
THE CAT RENTAL STORE	75296724	141	120 / 5
CAT THE RENTAL STORE	75270839	138	120 / 5
CATtext	72137716	135	115 / 6
CATtext	75236983	131	109 / 5
CAT	78766626	130	110 / 5
CATtext	72299526	129	110 / 5
CATtext	75788387	128	106 / 3
CATUSED.COMtext	78056213	125	107 / 5
CAT	75788362	124	104 / 3
CATtext	75139425	124	104 / 7
CATtext	73392835	123	105 / 5
CAT	75552003	122	105 / 5
CATtext	73392836	122	104 / 6
CATtext	72181522	120	102 / 5
CATERPILLARtext	71297791	117	99 / 1
CATERPILLARtext	71052847	107	90 / 1
CATERPILLARtext	71386675	95	81 / 1
CAT	86976342	95	83 / 4
CAT	86976345	92	79 / 4
CAT	86976344	91	79 / 4
CATERPILLARtext	71540643	88	74 / 1
SAFETY.CAT.COMtext	77183562	83	68 / 3
CATERPILLARtext	71540644	80	70 / 1
CATERPILLARtext	73392834	66	58 / 1
CATERPILLAR	75455117	64	57 / 1
CATERPILLAR	74451721	63	56 / 1
CATERPILLARtext	85020678	63	57 / 0
CAT	86976332	62	44 / 1
CATERPILLARtext	77184678	61	54 / 0

Caterpillar Inc.

Selling anything that might resemble their marks?

Federal court filings

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

Designs Caterpillar Inc. has opposed

Marks Caterpillar Inc. has asserted in proceedings

Selling a design that may resemble Caterpillar Inc.’s registered marks?

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