⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1977–2022

DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1977–2022): 34 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 19 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 85% 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
33
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

15
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
4
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
11
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
2
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
6
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 85% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. has opposed

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 got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, INC. has asserted in proceedings

SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS
SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS
asserted in 5 proceedings
MIA VIA PIZZA
MIA VIA PIZZA
asserted in 1 proceedings
BURGER
BURGER
asserted in 1 proceedings
SUBWAY
SUBWAY
asserted in 1 proceedings
SUBWAY
SUBWAY
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
SUBWAYtext7302126413
SUBWAY SANDWICHES AND SALADStext735516026
SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS736880275
FLATIZZAtext862509002
THE FRESH ALTERNATIVEtext735528391
FOOTLONGtext777523281
THE SHUTTLEtext730722921
MIA VIA PIZZAtext750986251
FOOTLONGtext773243281
FLATIZZAStext862515661
MIA VIA PIZZA750981541
FRESH VALUE MEALStext752256951
(design-only mark)text720212641
BURGER743549401
SUBWAY781268261
SUBWAY781268191
SUBWAY POStext761498771

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 DOCTOR'S ASSOCIATES, 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.