⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1991–2026

Choice Hotels International, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1991–2026): 101 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 26 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 68% 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
101
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
15
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
7
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
4
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 68% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Choice Hotels International, Inc. has opposed

Real trademark applications Choice Hotels International, 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 “Prevailed” means Choice Hotels International, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks Choice Hotels International, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

COMFORT
COMFORT
asserted in 2 proceedings
COMFORT INN
COMFORT INN
asserted in 2 proceedings
COMFORT INN
COMFORT INN
asserted in 2 proceedings
CHOICE DESTINATIONS YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANY'S MOST DESIRABLE VACATIONS
CHOICE DESTINATIONS YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANY'S MOST DESIRABLE VACATIONS
asserted in 2 proceedings
SLEEP INN
SLEEP INN
asserted in 2 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 2 proceedings
Q QUALITY
Q QUALITY
asserted in 1 proceedings
Q QUALITY
Q QUALITY
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
SLEEP INNtext737639466
CHOICE HOTELStext762696525
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONALtext762696535
CHOICE PRIVILEGEStext762204605
SLEEPtext784764465
CHOICE CARIBBEAN VACATIONStext752958114
CHOICE HOLIDAYStext765170754
CHOICE DESTINATIONStext774296593
COMFORT785479862
COMFORT INN785479842
COMFORT INN786212742
EA$Y CHOICEtext763417522
1-800-4-CHOICEtext743584422
CHOICE DESTINATIONS YOUR FAVORITE TRAVEL COMPANY'S MOST DESIRABLE VACATIONS780587882
1-800-SLEEP INNtext783170272
SLEEP INN INN & SUITEStext764007902
SLEEP INN762215092
SLEEPtext743423692
(design-only mark)786231592
CHOICEADVANTAGEtext784344731
Q QUALITY783525931
Q QUALITY773274561
Q QUALITY HOTEL775075021
Q QUALITY INN762204611
Q QUALITY INN & SUITES772848401
Q QUALITY SUITES762204621
COMFORT INN734753881
CHOICE PICKStext746995931
QUALITYtext730685131
SLEEP INN & SUITEStext784772001
CLARIONtext743550781
CLARION736859071
FRIENDSHIP INNStext722126191
THE QUALITY CHOICEtext733953791
CHOICEBUYS.COMtext756632581
CHOICE UNIVERSITYtext775767041
Q779273121

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 Choice Hotels International, 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.