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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.

Federal court filings

0
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
1
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

45
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
1
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
22
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
7
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
16
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 76% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC has asserted in proceedings

NOXAFIL
NOXAFIL
asserted in 2 proceedings
JANUVIA
JANUVIA
asserted in 2 proceedings

Mark images shown from public USPTO records. Listing here reflects that the mark appears as a senior asserted mark in TTAB or federal-court proceedings on file.

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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.