Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2010–2026
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2010–2026): 1 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 46 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 76% 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Prevailed in 76% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).
Designs Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has opposed
Real trademark applications Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC 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 “Prevailed” means Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.
Marks Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has asserted in proceedings
| Mark | Serial | Proceedings | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANUVIAtext | 76635570 | 4 | 1 / 2 |
| PEFICADtext | 85859864 | 4 | 3 / 0 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONS POWERING BETTER OUTCOMES | 86983098 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚM INFECTIOUS DISEASEtext | 86459316 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚM INFECTIOUS DISEASE | 86459320 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚM IDtext | 86500714 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚM INSIGHTtext | 86534403 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| JANUVIA | 78833412 | 2 | 1 / 0 |
| PROPECIAtext | 74660644 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| CANCIDAStext | 75589280 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONStext | 86983174 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| EMENDtext | 75292656 | 2 | 1 / 0 |
| NOXAFILtext | 75731165 | 2 | 1 / 0 |
| ILÚMtext | 86452506 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚMtext | 86983171 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONStext | 86452508 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| INVANZtext | 75345479 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| INVANZ | 76260938 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| NOXAFIL | 77007334 | 2 | 1 / 0 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONS POWERING BETTER OUTCOMES | 86452513 | 2 | 0 / 1 |
| DARBRAVIOtext | 87179452 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| PROQUADtext | 75608198 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| DIPROSONEtext | 73006429 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| DIPROLENEtext | 73361153 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| COMBRELIStext | 85789342 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| ZELKEYDRAtext | 97109947 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONS POWERING BETTER OUTCOMEStext | 87722923 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ILÚMtext | 87722930 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 87856877 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 87856879 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ILÚM HEALTH SOLUTIONStext | 87722928 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ZOCOR | 74178904 | 1 | 0 / 1 |
| (design-only mark) | 78777790 | 1 | 0 / 1 |
| TACIVIENtext | 85958886 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| CIVFIDROtext | 86640597 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| SIGERTUStext | 86327887 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| MERCKtext | 85346985 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| MERCKtext | 98915091 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 87856874 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 74240546 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 75541554 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| MERCK BE WELL. | 77144463 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ZERBAXAtext | 85904044 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| OZEQVOtext | 98311936 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ZOSTAVAXtext | 76483458 | 1 | 0 / 1 |
| ZONTIVITYtext | 85307417 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| TREDAPTIVEtext | 78891549 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| CUBICINtext | 85212016 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| JENZYLtext | 77901369 | 1 | 0 / 1 |
| ONTRUZANTtext | 86456110 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
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 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.