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Vans, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1992–2026

Vans, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1992–2026): 17 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 176 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 93% 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
17
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
0
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

160
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
16
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
138
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
11
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
25
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 93% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Marks Vans, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

VANS
VANS
asserted in 90 proceedings
VANS
VANS
asserted in 90 proceedings
VANS
VANS
asserted in 77 proceedings
VANS
VANS
asserted in 77 proceedings
VANS
VANS
asserted in 73 proceedings
VAULT BY VANS
VAULT BY VANS
asserted in 72 proceedings
VANS "OFF THE WALL"
VANS "OFF THE WALL"
asserted in 66 proceedings
VANS "OFF THE WALL"
VANS "OFF THE WALL"
asserted in 65 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 Vans, 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.