📋 Files Schedule-A mass-defendant suits

General Motors LLC

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1969–2026

Yes. General Motors LLC has filed federal trademark enforcement actions naming online sellers as defendants. On record (1969–2026): 33 federal "Schedule A" trademark infringement (and frequently counterfeiting) lawsuits in which online sellers are named under a sealed defendant exhibit — these proceedings, predominantly filed in the Northern District of Illinois, typically seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d) that direct marketplaces and payment processors to restrain the listed defendants' accounts; 86 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 141 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 83% 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

33
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
84
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
2
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

Schedule-A cases list defendants under a sealed exhibit and commonly seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d). When granted, the court order directs marketplaces (Etsy, Amazon, eBay) and payment processors (PayPal, Stripe) to restrain the listed defendants’ accounts pending the proceeding.

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

126
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
15
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
92
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
19
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
29
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 83% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs General Motors LLC has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means General Motors LLC got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks General Motors LLC has asserted in proceedings

CORVETTE
CORVETTE
asserted in 8 proceedings
GM
GM
asserted in 8 proceedings
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
asserted in 6 proceedings
CHEVROLET CORVEITTE
CHEVROLET CORVEITTE
asserted in 6 proceedings
GM RESTORATION PARTS
GM RESTORATION PARTS
asserted in 6 proceedings
GM
GM
asserted in 6 proceedings
GM
GM
asserted in 6 proceedings
GM
GM
asserted in 6 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
CORVETTEtext7606327812
CADILLACtext711992239
CORVETTE716442978
CADILLACtext720038438
GM712952588
CORVETTEtext736564437
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM750554166
CORVETTE QUARTERLYtext745858336
CHEVROLET CORVEITTE755913726
GM RESTORATION PARTS745273226
CORVETTEtext736967516
CADILLACtext741187466
CORVETTEtext743485046
CORVETTEtext756297346
CORVETTEtext755726556
GM736932986
CORVETTEtext736979506
CORVETTE C6text785919706
GM741696356
GM736640866
VOLTtext770787686
GM736709376
CORVETTEtext736967526
VOLT778025705
GM CERTIFIED USED VEHICLES752739955
CORVETTEtext751743685
CORVETTEtext751743675
VOLTtext778025205
CORVETTE RACINGtext757657895
GM861673004
GM DSA GM DEALER SALESASSISTANT857397224
LS9text853880334
CHEVROLET VOLTtext778025284
CHEVYtext736967504
LSXtext789112084
CADILLAC ATStext778035634
GMtext713084724
GM713479764
GMtext730562104
LS3text853880024
CORVETTEtext787107374
HUMMER780517234
GM PROTECTION PLANtext743029844
CORVETTE GRAND SPORTtext776156104
GM SAFE DRIVING PROGRAMtext750055294
GM MOTOR CLUBtext751204264
GM741340154
CHEVROLETtext736627254
GM713479774
GMtext722954024
GM FINANCIAL851483344
GM713479754
CHEVROLET CORVETTE737294364
AC713083184
LSAtext853880194
LS7text853880644
SMARTLEASE BY GMAC738381174
H3text783138754
H1text758910294
HUMMER780564524

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 General Motors LLC. 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.