⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1990–2026

Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1990–2026): 8 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 164 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 97% 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
8
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

159
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
103
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
3
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
51
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 97% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 60 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 56 proceedings
MLB.COM
MLB.COM
asserted in 54 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 54 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 52 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 51 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 50 proceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
asserted in 48 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7231347060
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLtext7383119458
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7381910056
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLtext7364418355
MLB.COM7616795754
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7401741254
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLtext7381909852
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7246712452
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7246713051
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7246712750
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRODUCTIONStext7425240949
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7246712248
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL7246712548
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOME VIDEO7423729148
MLB EXTRA INNINGStext7510249548
MAJOR LEAGUE FITNESStext7461957547
MLBtext7612191546
(design-only mark)7628027046
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIEStext7379512545
(design-only mark)7612800044
(design-only mark)7627972140
MLBtext7612766240
MLBtext7612191440
MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTIONtext7612190839
MLBtext7612191339
(design-only mark)7627972439
(design-only mark)7246711739
(design-only mark)7636471938
(design-only mark)7246711838
GENUINE MERCHANDISE7423561837
AUTHENTIC COLLECTION7612191137
(design-only mark)7628026937
(design-only mark)7627972336
(design-only mark)7628026836
MLBtext7616841136
(design-only mark)7246711635
(design-only mark)7636462535
MLB.COM7616795934
MLB.COM7616796034
MLBTVtext7818336633
MLBtext7616841533
TEAM MLB7876013033
(design-only mark)7627972232
AUTHENTIC COLLECTION7612191032
MLB.COMtext7875069332
AUTHENTIC COLLECTION7616795631
MLB.COM7616796331
MAJOR LEAGUEtext7663985531
MLB.COM7616796229
JEWISH MAJOR LEAGUERStext7621799228
MLB.COM7616796128
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLtext7863363227
MLB.COM7616796527
MLB.COM7616795827
MLB.COM7616796427
MLBtext7616841427
MLBtext7616841327
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR FANFESTtext7405784626
MLBtext7616841226
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLtext7863363426

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 Major League Baseball Properties, 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.