⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

DIRECTV, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1991–2022

DIRECTV, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1991–2022): 85 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 45 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 58% 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
42
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
43
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

39
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
6
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
22
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
16
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
7
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 58% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs DIRECTV, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means DIRECTV, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks DIRECTV, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 19 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 17 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 15 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 13 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 13 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 13 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 12 proceedings
DIRECTV
DIRECTV
asserted in 12 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
DIRECTV7634081019
DIRECTV7634283417
DIRECTV7634104915
DIRECTV7634117513
DIRECTVtext7598224813
DIRECTV7634284113
DIRECTV7634284413
DIRECTVtext7563897012
DIRECTV7634280412
DIRECTV7634119512
DIRECTV7634118312
DIRECTV7634284811
DIRECTV7856408111
D7560001210
DIRECTV PLUS +787726389
DIRECTV PLUS787725099
DIRECTV DSL763140529
DIRECTVtext786647809
DIRECTV + HDDVR787726518
DIRECTV AIRBORNEtext756726408
(design-only mark)756253748
D764274328
DIRECTV + HDDVR787726458
D DIRECTV + HDDVR787727138
DIRECTV WORLDDIRECT785142507
DIRECTV WORLDDIRECT785142537
DIRECTV DSLtext763175327
DIRECTV PLUStext756527117
(design-only mark)759750117
DIRECTVtext741904937
DIRECTV + PLUS787725627
DIRECTV CHANNELtext783463306
DIRECTV CANALEStext784592376
DIRECTV ACTIVEtext785562266
DIRECTV MOVERS CONNECTIONtext784480506
DIRECTV PLUStext786156016
DIRECTV PLUStext786156026
DIRECTV PLUStext786156036
DIRECTV2PCtext775993766
DIRECTV GOES TO SCHOOLtext760028526
DIRECTV2PCtext775993806
DIRECTV855808826
DIRECTV2PCtext775994466
DIRECTV CINEMAtext850808365
DIRECTV855810075
DIRECTV CINEMAtext850808335
DIRECTV2PCtext775993825
DIRECTV CINEMAtext850808385
DIRECTV CINEMA850808295
DIRECTV CINEMA850808315
DIRECTV DSLtext762816365
DIRECTV CINEMA850808275
GOOD TV. BETTER TV. DIRECTV.text788604634
DIRECTV NOMADtext850701334
DIRECTV NOMADtext850701324
DIRECTV. ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WATCHtext779477604
DIRECTV. ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WATCHtext779477584
DIRECTV. ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WATCHtext779477624
DIRECTV. IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFEtext779477494
DIRECTV. IT'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFEtext779477464

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 DIRECTV, 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.