⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

NABISCO, INC.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1976–2001

NABISCO, INC. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1976–2001): 28 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 67 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 81% 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
27
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

41
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
26
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
26
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
6
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
35
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 81% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs NABISCO, INC. has opposed

Real trademark applications NABISCO, 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 NABISCO, INC. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.

Marks NABISCO, INC. has asserted in proceedings

MILK-BONE
MILK-BONE
asserted in 4 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 3 proceedings
NABISCO
NABISCO
asserted in 2 proceedings
FIG NEWTONS
FIG NEWTONS
asserted in 1 proceedings
POM POMS
POM POMS
asserted in 1 proceedings
PREMIUM
PREMIUM
asserted in 1 proceedings
CHIPS AHOY! CHIP SHOT SPECTACULAR
CHIPS AHOY! CHIP SHOT SPECTACULAR
asserted in 1 proceedings
NABISCO
NABISCO
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
OREOtext710621665
MILK-BONE712296144
(design-only mark)720745993
NABISCO722157702
MEAL MATEStext721977511
MOVE OVER BUTTERtext740443831
TOASTETTEStext722257941
SWISS CHEESEtext741235681
FIG NEWTONS710756841
BETTER CHEDDARStext734404841
MYSTIC MINTtext735436531
BARNUM'S ANIMALS ENDANGERED COLLECTIONtext745824181
POM POMS715687671
PLANTERStext731410351
PREMIUM710168131
THE STOREHOUSE 10/20 PLANtext733420731
SOME OF EACHtext744670801
MR. PHIPPStext738144741
CHIPS AHOY! CHIP SHOT SPECTACULAR741383371
THE ORIGINAL TWISTERtext741866401
NABISCO700538111
SPOON SIZE PLUStext740738771
NIPS710973891
FAST BREAKtext740692721
PINWHEELStext742540251
T.G.text741786181
PLANTERStext713519301
SWEET-N-CRUNCHY736167781
NUTTER-BUTTERtext723489751
EGG BITEStext745326911
MEGA 10 PAKtext741912691
EASY CHEESEtext734814901
WILD SOUR BERRIES744036301
NILLAtext722889711
IDEALtext710644921

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 NABISCO, 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.