⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1970–2026

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1970–2026): 33 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 77 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 87% 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
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

72
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
48
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
7
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
22
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 87% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs ELI LILLY AND COMPANY has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means ELI LILLY AND COMPANY got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks ELI LILLY AND COMPANY has asserted in proceedings

LILLY
LILLY
asserted in 2 proceedings
ZEPBOUND
ZEPBOUND
asserted in 1 proceedings
ZEPBOUND
ZEPBOUND
asserted in 1 proceedings
MOUNJARO
MOUNJARO
asserted in 1 proceedings
TRULICITY
TRULICITY
asserted in 1 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
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EVISTAtext744888575
FORTEOtext755484184
WINTER GREENtext723054244
ZYPREXAtext750786263
LILLYtext733403543
TRULICITYtext851836672
LILLY734647862
KINENZAtext787561642
BAQSIMItext866489042
MOUNJAROtext886809462
CUTLESStext733312722
ELI LILLY AND COMPANYtext710894131
LILLYtext872664051
ZEPBOUND975304511
ZEPBOUNDtext973628181
ZEPBOUND MEANS CHANGEtext982951371
ZEPBOUND975304561
MOUNJARO976682061
MOUNJAROtext974684101
EVISTA.COMtext752562951
KISUNLAtext907615181
PREENtext722484891
KEFLINtext721679181
ZUNDAYSItext902992071
HUMULINtext733031471
DOBUTREXtext730395051
GEMZARtext740843011
DURBYXLItext883914801
TRULICITY862714321
CECLORtext731499421
CESAMETtext733293401
EZAMBRIStext852893511
RETEVMOtext883322831
VELVAtext711117751
HUMATROPEtext735933391
PLATFORMtext857376721
BASAGLARtext853507091
DECABIDtext737156181
(design-only mark)text723363951
COMFORTIStext784148521
ELECTORtext762984011
PROZAC.COMtext753552031
PROZACtext756244521
(design-only mark)text809690541
ALIMTAtext754277901
(design-only mark)872114791
(design-only mark)872113511
PERMAXtext735436071
A.S.A.text733415171
LILLYtext854061331

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 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY. 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.