📋 Files Schedule-A mass-defendant suits

NHS, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1989–2025

Yes. NHS, Inc. has filed federal trademark enforcement actions naming online sellers as defendants. On record (1989–2025): 1 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; 1 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 43 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 89% 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

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

38
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
25
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
3
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
15
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 89% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks NHS, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

CREATURE
CREATURE
asserted in 8 proceedings
INDEPENDENT TRUCK COMPANY
INDEPENDENT TRUCK COMPANY
asserted in 8 proceedings
INDEPENDENT TRUCK COMPANY
INDEPENDENT TRUCK COMPANY
asserted in 8 proceedings
CREATURE
CREATURE
asserted in 7 proceedings
SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS
SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS
asserted in 7 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 NHS, 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.