Home Box Office, Inc.
Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1976–2026
Home Box Office, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1976–2026): 58 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 186 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 87% 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
At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
Prevailed in 87% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).
Designs Home Box Office, Inc. has opposed
Real trademark applications Home Box Office, 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 “Prevailed” means Home Box Office, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.
Marks Home Box Office, Inc. has asserted in proceedings
| Mark | Serial | Proceedings | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINEMAXtext | 73262998 | 32 | 14 / 5 |
| MAXtext | 73424847 | 30 | 13 / 5 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77756222 | 29 | 14 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77756220 | 28 | 13 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES | 85299977 | 28 | 13 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES | 85298788 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77911031 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77931572 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77982152 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 85199350 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77756999 | 27 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 86180009 | 27 | 14 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 86500697 | 26 | 11 / 3 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 75773780 | 26 | 19 / 2 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 85240594 | 26 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77756480 | 26 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 77756225 | 26 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 86178627 | 24 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 86499708 | 24 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES | 86663729 | 24 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES | 86663720 | 24 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES ASCENT | 85623430 | 23 | 12 / 3 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 76194611 | 23 | 16 / 2 |
| GAME OF THRONES ASCENTtext | 85623470 | 23 | 12 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES CONQUESTtext | 86853609 | 22 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 85433058 | 22 | 11 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 87334808 | 19 | 8 / 3 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 85188276 | 17 | 14 / 0 |
| THRILLERMAXtext | 85384371 | 17 | 9 / 3 |
| ACTIONMAXtext | 85384369 | 17 | 9 / 3 |
| MOREMAXtext | 85384214 | 17 | 9 / 3 |
| OUTERMAXtext | 85384378 | 17 | 9 / 3 |
| 5 STARMAXtext | 85384372 | 17 | 9 / 3 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 76194610 | 16 | 11 / 0 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 77801869 | 16 | 13 / 0 |
| CINEMAX | 85296273 | 16 | 10 / 1 |
| CINEMAX | 85296277 | 16 | 10 / 1 |
| CINEMAXtext | 85215359 | 16 | 10 / 1 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 87850059 | 16 | 6 / 3 |
| MOVIEMAXtext | 85884297 | 15 | 9 / 1 |
| GAME OF THRONES FIRE & BLOOD | 87650297 | 15 | 6 / 3 |
| MAX GOtext | 77676470 | 15 | 8 / 2 |
| MAX GOtext | 77676464 | 15 | 8 / 2 |
| CINEMAX | 85296284 | 15 | 9 / 1 |
| MAXtext | 85694671 | 15 | 9 / 1 |
| MAX GO | 85431589 | 15 | 8 / 2 |
| CINEMAX | 75327970 | 15 | 4 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONES THE THREE-EYED RAVEN | 87612403 | 15 | 6 / 3 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 77979753 | 14 | 11 / 0 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 85534882 | 13 | 10 / 0 |
| MAX | 75928955 | 13 | 3 / 3 |
| HOME BOX OFFICEtext | 73003274 | 13 | 4 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 87375889 | 13 | 6 / 3 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 87758098 | 13 | 6 / 3 |
| MAX GO | 86599951 | 12 | 8 / 0 |
| HOME BOX OFFICEtext | 74276257 | 12 | 4 / 2 |
| SEX AND THE CITYtext | 78711611 | 11 | 8 / 0 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 86443952 | 11 | 6 / 2 |
| GAME OF THRONEStext | 87488684 | 11 | 4 / 3 |
| ENTOURAGEtext | 78935946 | 10 | 3 / 2 |
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 Home Box Office, 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.