⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 1996–2026

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (1996–2026): 32 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 14 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 70% 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
28
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
4
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

9
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
5
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
7
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
3
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
4
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 70% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means Williams-Sonoma, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

ROBIN REST & RENEWAL
ROBIN REST & RENEWAL
asserted in 2 proceedings
PB TEEN
PB TEEN
asserted in 1 proceedings
P B / A  P T .
P B / A P T .
asserted in 1 proceedings
PB
PB
asserted in 1 proceedings
PB/APARTMENT
PB/APARTMENT
asserted in 1 proceedings
POTTERY BARN
POTTERY BARN
asserted in 1 proceedings
MarkSerialProceedings
ROBIN REST & RENEWAL877505312
MARK & GRAHAMtext972375402
ANYWHERE CHAIRtext856585192
PBtext903305252
HOLD EVERYTHINGtext735783142
CUSHYtext883733302
THE KEY REWARDStext871414701
POTTERY BARNtext972310811
PB TEEN764666351
PB BASICtext870855271
PB COMFORTtext870855191
PB CLASSICtext870884981
PB TEENtext781534281
PB KIDStext755200051
PB TEENtext857714571
P B / A P T .988557131
PB983289891
PB/APARTMENT988486861
PBKtext755200041
PB CLASSICtext980067441
GUS THE GHOSTtext987310441
DORMIFYtext983350801
DORMIFYtext863667501
AIRGOtext883733321
MARK & GRAHAMtext854249971
MARK & GRAHAMtext974257301
ROCK YOUR ROOMtext785433961
POTTERY BARN750567171
DESIGN, DECOR & MOREtext774056261
PEPPERMINT BARKtext765428671
PURE AND SIMPLEtext763528671
ROBINtext872408461
POTTERY BARN KIDStext972310831
NIMBUStext880546051
UNION ST. ELIXIRtext900162471
RUSTIC LUXEtext856425881
MANHATTANtext860925891
POTTERY BARN TEENtext972310821

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 Williams-Sonoma, 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.