⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Fossil, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1992–2026

Fossil, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1992–2026): 21 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 29 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 95% 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
20
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

27
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
21
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
1
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
5
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 95% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Fossil, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Fossil, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Fossil, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

MW
MW
asserted in 4 proceedings
FOSSIL GENUINE AUTHENTIC
FOSSIL GENUINE AUTHENTIC
asserted in 4 proceedings
MW MICHELE
MW MICHELE
asserted in 4 proceedings
MW MICHELE
MW MICHELE
asserted in 4 proceedings
ISSUE NO. FOSSIL 1954
ISSUE NO. FOSSIL 1954
asserted in 3 proceedings
FOSSIL EST. USA
FOSSIL EST. USA
asserted in 3 proceedings
MW MICHELE
MW MICHELE
asserted in 3 proceedings
MW MICHELE
MW MICHELE
asserted in 3 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
RELICtext740491667
RELICtext775677426
FOSSILtext736546695
RELICtext744984425
FOSSILtext752178725
MW751423824
FOSSIL GENUINE AUTHENTIC777828344
MW MICHELE751423834
MW MICHELE783719544
MICHELEtext789769733
MICHELEtext783719453
MICHELEtext783435543
ISSUE NO. FOSSIL 1954866575923
FOSSIL EST. USA866478833
RELICtext760230793
RELICtext761256133
MW MICHELE774920803
MW MICHELE775324703
MW MICHELE775324813
MICHELEtext789411523
FOSSILtext737477842
FOSSILtext737726302
FOSSILtext742487152
MICHELEtext774921202
MICHELEtext774921102
MW MICHELE779776582
MW783435712
RELIC BY FOSSILtext985466382
RELICtext774783672
AUTHENTIC FOSSIL GENUINE752077401
FOSSILtext771133311
FOSSILtext746283751
FOSSILtext789099211
FOSSILtext761958411
FOSSILtext741641371
FOSSILtext740491701
FOSSILtext759149231
SEA WOLFtext720963041
MW DECO781795871
MW770579631
MW783719511
MW770555361
MW770555621
MW770555711
RELICtext759751491
FOSSIL GENUINE AUTHENTIC777828061
FOSSILtext869738641

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 Fossil, 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.