⚖️ Files federal trademark or copyright suits

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.

Trademark enforcement profile · on record 2002–2026

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has filed federal trademark or copyright enforcement actions. On record (2002–2026): 15 federal trademark or copyright lawsuits; 74 oppositions and cancellation petitions at the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (prevailed in 90% 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
14
Federal trademark cases
nature-of-suit 840
1
Federal copyright cases
nature-of-suit 820

At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)

73
Oppositions
under 15 U.S.C. §1063
1
Cancellation petitions
under 15 U.S.C. §1064
44
Prevailed
on the merits, by default, or by abandonment
5
Did not prevail
adverse ruling on the merits
23
Settled / withdrawn
ended without a Board ruling on the merits

Prevailed in 90% of proceedings the Board actually decided on the merits (settled and withdrawn proceedings excluded from this calculation).

Designs World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has opposed

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 “Prevailed” means World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. got the outcome it sought; settled/withdrawn cases ended without a Board ruling on the merits.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

Marks World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. has asserted in proceedings

RAW
RAW
asserted in 16 proceedings
RAW
RAW
asserted in 11 proceedings
WW NXT
WW NXT
asserted in 5 proceedings
RAW
RAW
asserted in 4 proceedings
WW NXT
WW NXT
asserted in 4 proceedings
WW NXT
WW NXT
asserted in 3 proceedings
RAW
RAW
asserted in 3 proceedings
WW NXT
WW NXT
asserted in 2 proceedings
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WW NXT779408532
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RAWtext875627092
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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 World Wrestling Entertainment, 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.