⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Hearst Holdings, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1975–2026

Hearst Holdings, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1975–2026): 36 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 26 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 100% 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
11
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
25
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

18
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
8
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
18
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
0
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
7
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 100% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Hearst Holdings, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Hearst Holdings, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Hearst Holdings, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

POPEYE
POPEYE
asserted in 5 proceedings
COSMOPOLITAN
COSMOPOLITAN
asserted in 1 proceedings
HARPER'S BAZAAR
HARPER'S BAZAAR
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
COSMOPOLITANtext7169278033
POPEYE713116965
POPEYEtext743402973
POPEYEtext744429823
POPEYEtext744429843
POPEYEtext744429862
POPEYEtext744416772
POPEYEtext744416572
COSMOtext746662321
THE MULTIMEDIA NEWSSTANDtext746187401
COSMOPOLITAN741451711
POPEYE & BLUTO'S BILGE RAT BARGEStext751691861
HARPER'S BAZAAR712918261
ESQUIREtext735931281
VARGA GIRLtext743411391
THE PHANTOMtext713753311
POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINEtext710795421
OLIVE OYLtext907809951

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 Hearst Holdings, 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.