⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

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.

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Settled / withdrawn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Prevailed in 93% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Vans, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Vans, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

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
MarkSerialProceedings
VANS7445871690
VANS7344141790
VANStext7339632381
VANStext7445871578
VANS7550540977
VANStext7780290677
VANS7789295577
VANS8558509673
VAULT BY VANS7848559272
VANStext7789295166
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8558508966
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8598401965
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8558506964
VANS8558507764
VANStext7423942963
VANStext7780295761
VANStext7339985961
VANStext7339631161
VANStext7339631261
VANStext8561345360
VANStext8749275560
VANStext8754166660
VANStext7780310460
VANS MOUNTAIN EDITION8503317458
VANS8820250456
VANS8820652254
STURDY STRETCH BY VANS8685883154
VANStext7536413752
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8839547850
HOUSE OF VANStext8590907447
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8849902144
STURDY STRETCH BY VANStext8687340444
VANStext8849901143
VANStext8849901842
VANS FAMILYtext8767905542
VANS OFF THE WALL8858487239
VANS8849901539
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8820649934
VANS SIDESTRIPE SESSIONS8862085334
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8820649534
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8820650432
VANStext8819938128
VANS PROtext8823911026
VANS DUCT TAPEtext8864568925
VANS OFF THE WALL7522918523
VANS8820647923
VANS PARK SERIEStext8816988621
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8841453020
"VAULT"8511027420
VANStext8841450719
V7458227117
OLD SKOOLtext8715439817
V7458227016
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8561346116
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8883527816
V8806039014
VANS OFF THE WALL GALLERY8879734014
VANS "OFF THE WALL"9007484113
VANStext8561344013
VANS "OFF THE WALL"8863716713

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 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.