⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1986–2002

HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1986–2002): 65 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 49 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 89% 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
64
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

40
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
9
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
33
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
4
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
12
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 89% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. has opposed

Real trademark applications HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 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 HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. has asserted in proceedings

HOG
HOG
asserted in 3 proceedings
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY
asserted in 3 proceedings
GENUINE
GENUINE
asserted in 2 proceedings
CUSTOM HARLEY-DAVIDSON BLEND
CUSTOM HARLEY-DAVIDSON BLEND
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
HOG736697213
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY734299273
EAGLE IRONtext734299012
GENUINE738109932
HOGtext740081852
HOG TALEStext736736652
HARLEY-DAVIDSONtext715311132
HARLEY-DAVIDSONtext741107751
FAT BOBtext737618341
FAT BOBtext732988831
LOW GLIDEtext735469931
DESIGN STOREtext740081871
CUSTOM HARLEY-DAVIDSON BLEND736934361
SPORTSTERtext723505541

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 HARLEY-DAVIDSON, 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.