📋 Files Schedule-A mass-defendant suits

Chapter 4 Corp.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2013–2025

Yes. Chapter 4 Corp. has filed federal trademark enforcement actions naming online sellers as defendants. On record (2013–2025): 18 federal "Schedule A" trademark infringement (and frequently counterfeiting) lawsuits in which online sellers are named under a sealed defendant exhibit — these proceedings, predominantly filed in the Northern District of Illinois, typically seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d) that direct marketplaces and payment processors to restrain the listed defendants' accounts; 20 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 75 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 100% 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

18
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
20
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

Schedule-A cases list defendants under a sealed exhibit and commonly seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d). When granted, the court order directs marketplaces (Etsy, Amazon, eBay) and payment processors (PayPal, Stripe) to restrain the listed defendants’ accounts pending the proceeding.

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

73
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
70
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
0
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
4
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 100% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Chapter 4 Corp. has opposed

Real trademark applications Chapter 4 Corp. 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 Chapter 4 Corp. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks Chapter 4 Corp. has asserted in proceedings

SUPREME
SUPREME
asserted in 81 proceedings
SUPREME
SUPREME
asserted in 62 proceedings
SUPREME
SUPREME
asserted in 19 proceedings
SUPR
SUPR
asserted in 18 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
SUPREME9056534881
SUPREME9704330062
SUPREME9758564719
SUPR9764890918
KINETIX365text868635461

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 Chapter 4 Corp.. 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.