⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Smith & Wesson Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1988–2026

Smith & Wesson Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1988–2026): 4 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 77 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.

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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)

70
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
7
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
50
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
6
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
18
Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 89% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Smith & Wesson Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Smith & Wesson Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Smith & Wesson Inc. has asserted in proceedings

S & W
S & W
asserted in 36 proceedings
S & W
S & W
asserted in 33 proceedings
S&W
S&W
asserted in 21 proceedings
S&W
S&W
asserted in 21 proceedings
S & W
S & W
asserted in 18 proceedings
SW
SW
asserted in 17 proceedings
S W
S W
asserted in 13 proceedings
S&W
S&W
asserted in 12 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
S & W7409431036
S & W7409438633
S&W9067807321
S&W8715518421
S & W7106962718
M&P SHIELDtext8683043617
SW8662398217
S W8521507813
S&W8767092312
S W8624950511
SW7310531611
SW7106962511
SW8676577010
S&W9084280410
SW8634144810
S&W888630149
WEATHER SHIELDtext770116229
M&P862494797
M&Ptext862548316
M&P862494946
SHIELDtext878638456
SHIELDtext970178036
M&P862494656
M&Ptext855201395
M&P862494865
M&P862494975
M&Ptext863989615
M&Ptext877537475
M&Ptext870665035
M&Ptext879394134
SW852623254
M&P SHIELDtext982017024
M&P879394384
GEMTECH WORLD-CLASS SILENCERS871022193
M&P BY SMITH & WESSON864486203
GEMTECH SUPPRESSORS879609103
GEMTECHtext879608953
SW852623133
GEMTECH SUPPRESSORS879609143
GEMTECHtext854230713
DAGGERtext878638292
S&W883349682
S&W908357912
IDENTI-KIT IIItext743396052
M&P BY SMITH & WESSON864486152
S W787278172
S&W982691341
EZ RACKtext862989741
EZtext876034961
IDENTI-KITtext731701071
BODYGUARDtext756797381
GEMTECH SUPPRESSORS881732111
TRACKERtext878638491
MAGNUMtext713616381
SMITH & WESSONtext877537641
SMITH & WESSONtext867657551
SMITH & WESSONtext876709081
SMITH & WESSONtext862495021
SMITH & WESSONtext866239741
SMITH & WESSONtext774274691

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 Smith & Wesson 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.