National Hockey League
Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1970–2025
National Hockey League has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1970–2025): 1 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 42 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
At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
Prevailed in 81% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).
Designs National Hockey League has opposed
Real trademark applications National Hockey League 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 “Prevailed” means National Hockey League got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits. Images from public USPTO records.
Marks National Hockey League has asserted in proceedings
| Mark | Serial | Proceedings | Won / lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| NHL STANLEYCUPS PLAYOFFS | 85078542 | 9 | 6 / 2 |
| NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL | 85078622 | 9 | 6 / 2 |
| NHL STANLEYCUP PLAYOFFS | 85078501 | 9 | 6 / 2 |
| STANLEY CUPtext | 72326176 | 9 | 5 / 2 |
| NHL STANLEY CUP FINAL | 85078712 | 8 | 5 / 2 |
| STANLEY CUPtext | 75749963 | 8 | 5 / 2 |
| NHL CUP CRAZY | 75369498 | 6 | 3 / 2 |
| NHL | 74060856 | 5 | 5 / 0 |
| STANLEY CUPtext | 86122961 | 5 | 3 / 2 |
| STANLEY CUPtext | 86356607 | 5 | 3 / 2 |
| NHL ICE NHL INTERACTIVE CYBERENTERPRISES | 75156985 | 4 | 0 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 74348256 | 4 | 1 / 3 |
| NHLtext | 72315523 | 3 | 3 / 0 |
| NHL | 75106358 | 3 | 1 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 75749819 | 3 | 1 / 2 |
| NHL | 72328242 | 3 | 2 / 0 |
| NHLtext | 74702717 | 3 | 3 / 0 |
| NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE | 77093894 | 3 | 3 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683393 | 3 | 3 / 0 |
| NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE | 77093917 | 3 | 3 / 0 |
| NHL HERITAGE A NEW LINE OF TRADITION | 74309830 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL STREETtext | 74573881 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL HOCKEY RULEStext | 76261784 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| (design-only mark) | 86123096 | 2 | 0 / 2 |
| NHL ALUMNI | 78716513 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE | 77093925 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683431 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL ALUMNItext | 76168989 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683400 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683449 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL ALUMNItext | 76168990 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE | 77093911 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL CENTER ICE | 77093980 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL SUPERSKILLStext | 74478638 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE | 74473121 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683334 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683343 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683329 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 72463381 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683387 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL ALUMNI | 78716541 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 74532014 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHLtext | 74534765 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHLtext | 74702690 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHLtext | 77561137 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 77561184 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 72314765 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEtext | 72310352 | 2 | 0 / 0 |
| CUP CRAZYtext | 78421716 | 2 | 1 / 0 |
| NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE | 74473122 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL WINTER CLASSICtext | 77262786 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683309 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| NHL | 78683423 | 2 | 2 / 0 |
| GUARDIANStext | 74377429 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| CAMPBELLtext | 76482446 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| ORIGINAL SIXtext | 76175943 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| (design-only mark)text | 72385265 | 1 | 0 / 1 |
| MINNESOTA NORTH STARStext | 75774366 | 1 | 1 / 0 |
| VINTAGE HOCKEYtext | 76362108 | 1 | 0 / 0 |
| WINNIPEG JETS | 75775689 | 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 National Hockey League. 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.