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Caterpillar Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1986–2026

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).

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
33
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
2
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

432
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
72
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
407
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
22
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
56
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 95% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Caterpillar Inc. has asserted in proceedings

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CAT
asserted in 294 proceedings
CAT
CAT
asserted in 260 proceedings
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asserted in 257 proceedings
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asserted in 257 proceedings
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asserted in 244 proceedings
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asserted in 231 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 Caterpillar Inc.. 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.