⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Facebook, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2007–2022

Facebook, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2007–2022): 10 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 171 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 94% 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
10
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

165
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
6
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
129
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
8
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
33
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 94% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Facebook, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Facebook, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Facebook, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 90 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 55 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 54 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 49 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 40 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 11 proceedings
F
F
asserted in 5 proceedings
F
F
asserted in 2 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
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FACEBOOKtext77978174103
FACEBOOKtext8514793093
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FACEBOOK7789631754
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FACEBOOKtext8598024440
FACEBOOK7798356840
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(design-only mark)900072931
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PORTALtext900087371
FBtext855621931
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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 Facebook, 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.