⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2019–2026

Meta Platforms, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2019–2026): 6 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 102 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 96% 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
5
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

100
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
77
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
3
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
11
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 96% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Meta Platforms, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Meta Platforms, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Meta Platforms, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 162 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 162 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 162 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 162 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 161 proceedings
FACEBOOK
FACEBOOK
asserted in 161 proceedings
META
META
asserted in 60 proceedings
META
META
asserted in 51 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
FACEBOOKtext78574726175
FACEBOOKtext77189479173
FACEBOOKtext77039123164
FACEBOOK77896312162
FACEBOOK77896322162
FACEBOOKtext77979375162
FACEBOOK77896318162
FACEBOOK77896315162
FACEBOOK77896323161
FACEBOOK77896325161
FACEBOOKtext85147950153
FACEBOOKtext85147955117
FACEBOOKtext85147879114
META9709736360
FACEBOOKtext8598041257
METAtext9720261152
META9720263351
METAtext9720262325
META9720265423
METAtext9720262420
META9720265519
META9797902714
METAtext9797911614
META QUESTtext9720266613
METAtext9720262110
META972026519
REELStext889847827
REELStext889847817
METAtext972026614
META972026474
METAtext972026143
REELStext990479033
META972026403
(design-only mark)861205403
(design-only mark)865768013
(design-only mark)877048853
METAVIEWtext970266952
FACEBOOK882625912
META VIEWtext973733021
META VIEWtext973733001
META AItext990300951
METAVRtext876761771
OCULUS GOtext876412681
FACEBOOKtext901577691
METAtext979788321
OCULUStext877313311
OCULUS INSIGHTtext881760861
OCULUS QUESTtext881324541
META OPEN SOURCEtext973732951
BEAT GAMES976302661
FBtext886790581
METAtext973400341
METAtext973400231
META QUESTtext972026701
META QUESTtext972026761
META QUESTtext972026721
META QUESTtext972026711
META QUESTtext972026681
META QUESTtext972026741
METAtext972026131

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 Meta Platforms, 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.