⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Johnson & Johnson

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1965–2026

Johnson & Johnson has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1965–2026): 26 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 585 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.

Federal court filings

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Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
26
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

519
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
66
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
271
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
98
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
202
Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 73% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Johnson & Johnson has asserted in proceedings

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asserted in 62 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 41 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 36 proceedings
JOHNSON&JOHNSON FIRST AID
JOHNSON&JOHNSON FIRST AID
asserted in 32 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 27 proceedings
BAND-AID FLEXIBLE FABRIC BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES FLEXIBLE PROTECTION JOHNSON & JOHNSON
BAND-AID FLEXIBLE FABRIC BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES FLEXIBLE PROTECTION JOHNSON & JOHNSON
asserted in 22 proceedings
BAND-AID ANTIBIOTIC BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
BAND-AID ANTIBIOTIC BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT JOHNSON & JOHNSON
asserted in 13 proceedings
BAND-AID BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES
BAND-AID BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES
asserted in 13 proceedings

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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 Johnson & Johnson. 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.