📋 Files Schedule-A mass-defendant suits

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2012–2026

Yes. NBCUniversal Media, LLC has filed federal trademark enforcement actions naming online sellers as defendants. On record (2012–2026): 9 federal "Schedule A" trademark infringement (and frequently counterfeiting) lawsuits in which online sellers are named under a sealed defendant exhibit — these proceedings, predominantly filed in the Northern District of Illinois, typically seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d) that direct marketplaces and payment processors to restrain the listed defendants' accounts; 15 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 8 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 86% 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

9
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
13
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
2
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

Schedule-A cases list defendants under a sealed exhibit and commonly seek ex parte temporary restraining orders under 15 U.S.C. §1116(d). When granted, the court order directs marketplaces (Etsy, Amazon, eBay) and payment processors (PayPal, Stripe) to restrain the listed defendants’ accounts pending the proceeding.

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

8
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
0
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
6
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
1
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
1
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 86% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs NBCUniversal Media, LLC has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means NBCUniversal Media, LLC got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks NBCUniversal Media, LLC has asserted in proceedings

TODAY CAFE
TODAY CAFE
asserted in 3 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 2 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 2 proceedings
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW
asserted in 1 proceedings
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW
asserted in 1 proceedings
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW
asserted in 1 proceedings
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW
asserted in 1 proceedings
SPORTS GOLD
SPORTS GOLD
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
TODAYtext724580706
TODAY CAFE883794253
DUNDER MIFFLINtext978319332
(design-only mark)862067002
(design-only mark)862077832
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW866576561
NBC SPORTS GRILL BREW866570091
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW866466431
NBC SPORTS GRILL & BREW866466421
SPORTS GOLD870434071
SPORTS GOLD870434201
SPORTS GOLD870434261
SPORTS GOLD870437501
SPORTS GOLD870437531
SPORTS GOLD870437561
(design-only mark)720459911
KWAZY CUPCAKEStext862563881
KUNG FU PANDAtext765736621
KUNG FU PANDAtext860479541
KUNG FU PANDAtext774237741
DREAMWORKS KUNG FU PANDA771656841
KUNG FU PANDA LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESStext778913991
KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESStext778914041
DREAMWORKS KUNG FU PANDA 2852379741
DREAMWORKS KUNG FU PANDA 2text852381961
COZI TV862420251
DUNDER MIFFLINtext978319271
CLEVELAND HUSTLEStext870861661
CLEVELAND HUSTLEStext870861711
(design-only mark)735552191
CLEVELAND HUSTLEStext870861751
(design-only mark)745761011
NBC UNIVERSO864587051
NBC UNIVERSO864587151
NBC UNIVERSO864587231

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 NBCUniversal Media, 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.