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Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1984–2010

Sun Microsystems, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1984–2010): 21 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 137 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 79% 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
18
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
3
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

133
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
4
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
90
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
24
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
23
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 79% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Sun Microsystems, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

SUN
SUN
asserted in 31 proceedings
SUN
SUN
asserted in 28 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 Sun Microsystems, 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.