⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

WGBH Educational Foundation

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1992–2025

WGBH Educational Foundation has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1992–2025): 4 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 46 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 73% 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
2
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
2
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

44
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
2
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
22
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
8
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
16
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 73% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs WGBH Educational Foundation has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means WGBH Educational Foundation got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks WGBH Educational Foundation has asserted in proceedings

NOVA
NOVA
asserted in 18 proceedings
ZOOM
ZOOM
asserted in 6 proceedings
MASTERPIECE THEATRE
MASTERPIECE THEATRE
asserted in 1 proceedings
NOVA SC1ENCENOW
NOVA SC1ENCENOW
asserted in 1 proceedings
D
D
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
NOVA7317578918
ZOOM724136976
NOVAtext740677596
FRONTLINEtext781810115
FRONTLINEtext781816125
NOVAtext751509014
NOVAtext745079113
NOVAtext745820783
NOVA SCIENCENOWtext785284272
MASTERPIECE THEATRE731757901
NOVAtext745302391
NOVA SC1ENCENOW785972201
D742718881
AMERICAN EXPERIENCEtext781816521
AMERICAN EXPERIENCEtext761193451
ADVENTUREtext737464671
KIDS AGAINST JUNK FOODtext788263891

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 WGBH Educational Foundation. 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.