⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

PayPal, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2003–2026

PayPal, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2003–2026): 4 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 40 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

0
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
4
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

36
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
4
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
24
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
4
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
11
Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 86% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).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 PayPal, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means PayPal, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks PayPal, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

PAYPAL
PAYPAL
asserted in 15 proceedings
PAYPAL X
PAYPAL X
asserted in 13 proceedings
PAYPAL
PAYPAL
asserted in 11 proceedings
PAYPAL
PAYPAL
asserted in 9 proceedings
PAYPAL HERE
PAYPAL HERE
asserted in 8 proceedings
PP PAYPAL
PP PAYPAL
asserted in 7 proceedings
PP PAYPAL
PP PAYPAL
asserted in 7 proceedings
PP PAYPAL CREDIT
PP PAYPAL CREDIT
asserted in 7 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
PAYPALtext7598271528
PAYPALtext7575441426
PAYPALtext7838700826
PAYPALtext7829564825
PAYPALtext8561638917
PAYPAL7715874415
PAYPAL X7785653813
PAYPAL.MEtext8668461111
PAYPAL8626557611
PAYPAL862645439
PAYPAL HERE855157658
PP PAYPAL900475677
PAYPALtext885508497
PAYPAL CREDITtext882073617
PP PAYPAL902045647
PP PAYPAL CREDIT902045487
PP PAYPAL900475647
PP PAYPAL HERE881977197
PP PAYPAL905022906
ZETTLE BY PAYPAL905473155
PAYPAL976369335
PAYPAL ZETTLEtext905472745
PAYPAL ANYWHERE870164144
VENMO857903103
VENMOtext857874293
VENMO PAYOUTStext858261652
VENMOtext879461752
PP908999502
PP976368572
PP886312522
PP976368922
PP886753872
PAYPAL MONEY POOLStext877320412
PP862645462
PP877762252
STOP WAITING IN LINE. XOOM IT ONLINE.text854801632
VENMOtext869330562
VENMO TOUCHtext857966472
VENMOtext992670951
VENMOtext992671321
PYUSDtext981210341
PP987950711
PP987950501
PP987950351
PP987950161
VENMO INSTANT CHECKOUTtext859425461
X.COMtext756940961
VENMO CONNECTtext857933151
SPLIT IT WITH PAYPALtext880242661
PAYPAL783870191
VENMO CHECKOUTtext857933291
PP988247021
PP881713621
PP988246821
VENMO900475761
VENMO900475701
VENMOtext887238511

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 PayPal, 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.