⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

International Data Group, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1991–2023

International Data Group, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1991–2023): 8 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 95 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 73% 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
7
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

92
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
3
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
52
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
19
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
24
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 73% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs International Data Group, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means International Data Group, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks International Data Group, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

INFOWORLD
INFOWORLD
asserted in 15 proceedings
FOR DUMMIES
FOR DUMMIES
asserted in 3 proceedings
IDC
IDC
asserted in 1 proceedings
INTERNATIONAL DATA
INTERNATIONAL DATA
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
COMPUTERWORLDtext7227600324
INFOWORLD7325472015
CIOtext753928445
COMPUTERWORLDtext742076074
FOR DUMMIES744447273
@HOMEtext750461083
COMNETtext741426083
IDG KNOWLEDGE HUBtext774071552
FUELING INNOVATIONtext763324332
NETWORK WORLDtext735742142
IT WORLDtext744072702
IDG CONNECTtext787514172
CHANNELWORLDtext752211062
PC WORLDtext734080002
WEBMEDIAtext746502831
IT ALL STARTS HERE.text759803951
WEB BUSINESStext746131811
IMPACT MARKETINGtext750895281
INTRANET JOURNALtext750795731
RESELLER PRODUCT NEWStext751857541
LINUXEXPOtext757350191
CTO WORLDtext756466971
CTO FORUMtext756451751
INFOCLIPZtext770216291
INTERNET INDUSTRY WORLDtext752623671
SHAREBUILDERtext763057871
WEB BUSINESStext746131831
MACWORLDtext735310511
S.O.S. FOR ...text744025841
ITLEADERSUtext756673071
IDG MARKET FUSIONtext772110681
CD-ROM WORLDtext746172211
DEMOtext772573431
INTERNATIONAL DATAtext755339321
ADVANCED SYSTEMStext742978291
PRIVACY WATCHtext762643921
INTERNET COMMERCEtext752144931
LAN WORLDtext743109801
IDGBOOKS.COMtext770331081
IT CONSULTANTtext755642961
I-WAYtext746186501
THE INDUSTRY STANDARD'S NETRETURNS 2000text757000561
CIOtext856865211
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENTtext744746151
NET ENTERTAINMENTtext750251601
ASP EXPOtext757453841
IT ADVISORtext759790361
CSO VISIONtext781141681
IDC743188561
WWW.WORLDtext750564481
WEB BUSINESStext746131821
INTERNATIONAL DATA755339331
MOBILE & WIRELESS WORLDtext850016631
CTO WEEKtext756547921
CHAIR TALKtext770300271
IT ADVISORtext755448461
----FOR DUMMIES HELP DESKtext746319731
IT ROADMAPtext854073381
WEB AUDIOtext751112511
CTOtext757804901

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 International Data Group, 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.