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Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1998–2023

Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1998–2023): 5 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 33 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 96% 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
4
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

31
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
23
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
1
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
9
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 96% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. has asserted in proceedings

HARD ROCK CAFE
HARD ROCK CAFE
asserted in 15 proceedings
HARD ROCK CAFE
HARD ROCK CAFE
asserted in 11 proceedings
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO
asserted in 10 proceedings
HARD ROCK LIVE
HARD ROCK LIVE
asserted in 10 proceedings
HARD ROCK HOTEL
HARD ROCK HOTEL
asserted in 10 proceedings
HARD ROCK HOTEL
HARD ROCK HOTEL
asserted in 7 proceedings
HARD ROCK CAFE
HARD ROCK CAFE
asserted in 7 proceedings
HARD ROCK LIVE
HARD ROCK LIVE
asserted in 6 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
HARD ROCK CAFEtext7339795126
HARD ROCKtext7548588217
HARD ROCK CAFE7383357215
HARD ROCK CASINOtext7551150112
HARD ROCK CAFE7449938411
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO7750744410
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINOtext7750739510
HARD ROCK LIVEtext7555014010
HARD ROCK LIVE7555013910
HARD ROCK HOTEL7897338110
HARD ROCK HOTEL750000227
HARD ROCK HOTELtext750006917
HARD ROCK CAFE735814817
HARD ROCK CASINOtext759810816
HARD ROCK LIVE755690676
HARD ROCK LIVEtext755690666
HARD ROCK HOTELtext750037815
HARD ROCK HOTEL750030995
HARD ROCK LIVE782137684
HARD ROCK HOTELtext751248524
HARD ROCK HOTELtext750000014
HARD ROCK HOTELtext741782694
HARD ROCK HOTELtext750000214
HARD ROCK LIVEtext780563534
HARD ROCK CAFE751156363
HARD ROCK VAULTtext781542923
HARD ROCK RECORDStext755501333
HARD ROCK RECORDS755501343
ROCK SPAtext851034183
HARD ROCK TIMEStext737159082
ROCK SPA775954332
SAVE THE PLANETtext757616102
ROCK SPAtext786993212
HARD ROCK ROCKFEST758395742
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINOtext775058931
HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO775059141
HARD ROCK PARKtext787405331
BODY ROCKtext776307681
WAX BY HARD ROCK HOTELtext873560331
HRHtext851304431
ALL IS ONEtext775127981
HARD ROCK CAFE744783511
SAVE THE PLANETtext775287711
SAVE THE PLANETtext775287821
SAVE THE PLANETtext778143561
ROCK SHOPtext787297001
ROCK BOXtext851009901
HARD ROCK COUTUREtext776393771
BODY ROCKtext786503601
HARD ROCK RISINGtext854316651
HARD ROCK RECORDStext854306041
R HARD ROCK RECORDS855181811
HARD ROCK CASINO850675481
HARD ROCK HOTEL772651411
HARD ROCK HOTELtext775024071
HARD ROCK LIVEtext755501301
HARD ROCK LIVE755501311
HARD ROCK CAFEtext755558331
HARD ROCK CAFE784883771

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 Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), 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.