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Philip Morris USA Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2002–2025

Philip Morris USA Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2002–2025): 188 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 21 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 88% 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

0
Schedule-A cases
naming online sellers as defendants
188
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

15
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
6
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
14
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
2
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
5
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 88% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Philip Morris USA Inc. has asserted in proceedings

MARLBOROFILTER CIGARETTES
MARLBOROFILTER CIGARETTES
asserted in 13 proceedings
MARLBORO FILTER CIGARETTES PM USA 20 CLASS A CIGARETTES
MARLBORO FILTER CIGARETTES PM USA 20 CLASS A CIGARETTES
asserted in 5 proceedings
VIRGINIA SLIMS
VIRGINIA SLIMS
asserted in 5 proceedings
VIRGINIA SLIMS
VIRGINIA SLIMS
asserted in 5 proceedings
VS VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS 20 CLASS ACIGARETTES
VS VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS 20 CLASS ACIGARETTES
asserted in 4 proceedings
VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS VS MENTHOL 20CLASS A CIGARETTES
VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS VS MENTHOL 20CLASS A CIGARETTES
asserted in 4 proceedings
MARLBORO
MARLBORO
asserted in 4 proceedings
VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS VS MENTHOL 20CLASS A CIGARETTES
VIRGINIA SLIMS SUPERSLIMS VS MENTHOL 20CLASS A CIGARETTES
asserted in 4 proceedings

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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 Philip Morris USA 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.