⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

SHELL OIL COMPANY

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1971–2007

SHELL OIL COMPANY has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1971–2007): 48 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 29 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 70% 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
47
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

27
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
14
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
6
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
9
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 70% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs SHELL OIL COMPANY has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means SHELL OIL COMPANY got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks SHELL OIL COMPANY has asserted in proceedings

SHELL
SHELL
asserted in 3 proceedings
AUTO CARE
AUTO CARE
asserted in 2 proceedings
SHELL
SHELL
asserted in 2 proceedings
AEROSHELL
AEROSHELL
asserted in 1 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
trademark
asserted in 1 proceedings
RIGHT-A-WAY
RIGHT-A-WAY
asserted in 1 proceedings
SELECT
SELECT
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
SHELLtext713123897
SHELL710395033
SHELLtext741757382
SHELLtext740398212
AUTO CARE730198012
SHELLtext741004082
SHELL FLEET PLUStext755670772
SHELL741617092
ATGARDtext721994051
SHELL TRAVEL & SAVINGS NETWORKtext755910991
SHELL X-100text715797161
RU 2000text734425811
AEROSHELL713639861
(design-only mark)756294891
(design-only mark)752843171
RIGHT-A-WAY737530451
SHELLtext724219871
BLADEXtext723665171
SELECT780497281
SHELL FLEET SERVICES754616641
SABINALtext780098171

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 SHELL OIL COMPANY. 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.