⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

CBS INC.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1977–2014

CBS INC. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1977–2014): 15 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 90 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 81% 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
8
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
7
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

77
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
13
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
59
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
14
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
16
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 81% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs CBS INC. has opposed

Real trademark applications CBS INC. 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 CBS INC. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks CBS INC. has asserted in proceedings

60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES
asserted in 5 proceedings
CONCEPT
CONCEPT
asserted in 2 proceedings
TINKERTOY
TINKERTOY
asserted in 2 proceedings
COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA
asserted in 1 proceedings
COLUMBIA HOUSE
COLUMBIA HOUSE
asserted in 1 proceedings
FIELD & STREAM
FIELD & STREAM
asserted in 1 proceedings
WOMAN'S DAY
WOMAN'S DAY
asserted in 1 proceedings
CBS
CBS
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
TELEVISION CITYtext736121278
60 MINUTES744494805
60 MINUTEStext742986594
TROUBLEtext722225864
THE TWILIGHT ZONEtext735633213
CONCEPT731523932
CBStext721140732
TINKERTOY710714122
MASTERWORKStext714396892
BUSY TIMEtext730158921
CHILD GUIDANCEtext730115191
SHOW 'N TELLtext722634211
IN CAMERAtext733729191
BUSY GYMtext723556591
CRISSYtext723460841
COLUMBIA710238201
COLUMBIA HOUSE723907811
FIELD & STREAM712689791
BETSY WETSYtext731382581
COMANCHEtext734770011
EXTRAVISIONtext734177101
PORTRAITtext731212781
GUNSMOKEtext746114481
P BASStext730917201
WOMAN'S DAY715273261
ON THE GOtext732629031
BUSY BOXtext723799351
RHODEStext730917141
CBS721140721

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 CBS 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.