125 Board filings in three years, and the ordinary words Take-Two says are its own
Two public databases tell the story: TTABVUE, where every opposition and extension request is logged, and TSDR, where every registration's status lives. Both are linked on every row below so you can check them yourself.
At the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
A party-name search of TTABVUE for "Take-Two Interactive" on November 2, 2026 returns 125 entries filed between September 25, 2023 and October 8, 2026: 39 oppositions and 86 requests for an extension of time to oppose. In all 125, Take-Two is the opposer or potential opposer. Not one is a case brought against Take-Two. Source: TTABVUE party search
- Entries
- 125
- Oppositions
- 39
- Extension requests
- 86
- Take-Two as defendant
- 0
An extension request is not a lawsuit. It is a notice that a company is considering one, and it usually arrives with a letter. Many applicants settle, narrow, or abandon at that stage, which is why the 39 oppositions understate the pressure the 86 extensions represent.
2026 so far
| Filed | Applicant | Applied-for mark | Proceeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Rockstar Energy LLC | ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK | Extension of time to oppose |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Stratton Brandhouse Ltd | R (device) | Extension of time to oppose |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Frederick Jai Poling | ROCKSTAR BULLSHIT | Opposition No. 91310603 (pending) |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Melissa Blacker | TOPSPIN | Extension of time to oppose |
| Sep 4, 2026 | X-Communicado Inc. | X-COMMUNICADO | Extension of time to oppose |
| Aug 27, 2026 | DUMB EYES LLC | CIVILIZATION | Extension of time to oppose |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Raised On Film LLP | R (device) | Opposition No. 91309921 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Westport Games L.L.C. | THE CREATURE MAFIA | Extension of time to oppose |
| Aug 12, 2026 | T2P Gaming, LLC | T2P GAMING | Opposition No. 91309584 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Social Plus Holdings Ltd | SOCIAL.PLUS | Extension of time to oppose |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Redis Ltd. | R (device) | Extension of time to oppose |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Forever Restless Inc | LOS SANTOS | Extension of time to oppose |
| Apr 30, 2026 | GTA Technology, LLC | GTA TECHNOLOGY | Extension of time to oppose |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Royal Academy of Dance | R (device) | Extension of time to oppose (terminated; mark registered) |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Visimplement di Alberto Consani e C. S.a.s. | DOTS | Opposition No. 91306122 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Pegasus Int'l Holding Limited | GTAUTOPRO | Extension of time to oppose |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Hazelight Studios AB | IT TAKES TWO | Extension of time to oppose (terminated; mark registered) |
| Feb 13, 2026 | DT Global Investment Holdings LLC | VICE CITY SUBS | Opposition No. 91305220 |
Each row links to its TTABVUE record. Status as shown there on Nov 2, 2026; pending matters may have moved since. "R (device)" means a stylized letter R, which Take-Two polices on the strength of its own R-star registrations.
The words on the register
These are live U.S. registrations owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., each checked against the USPTO's status page on November 2, 2026. The list is illustrative, not complete; it leaves out the game titles nobody would call ordinary words.
| Mark | Reg. No. | Registered | Status | Class · goods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAFIA | 2,754,001 | Aug 19, 2003 | Renewed Feb 12, 2024 | 9 · game software |
| DOTS | 4,826,632 | Oct 6, 2015 | Renewed Jan 10, 2026 | 9 · game software |
| R (single letter, star device) | 2,391,635 | Oct 3, 2000 | Renewed Oct 20, 2020 | 9 · game software |
| GTA | 3,439,237 | Jun 3, 2008 | Renewed Apr 28, 2018 | 9, 41 · game software; production |
| BULLY | 3,670,955 | Aug 18, 2009 | Renewed Dec 19, 2018 | 41 · films; online games |
| BULLY | 4,289,379 | Feb 12, 2013 | Renewed Aug 25, 2023 | 25 · shirts, t-shirts |
| CIVILIZATION | 1,729,552 | Nov 3, 1992 | Renewed May 9, 2023 | 28 · board and electronic game equipment |
| MIDNIGHT CLUB | 2,962,851 | Jun 21, 2005 | Renewed Oct 10, 2025 | 9 · game software |
| RED DEAD | 4,186,707 | Aug 7, 2012 | Renewed Feb 14, 2023 | 9, 41 · game software; online games |
| T2 | 4,459,305 | Dec 31, 2013 | Renewed Apr 23, 2024 | see TSDR |
| 2K | 3,139,226 | Sep 5, 2006 | Renewed Oct 28, 2016 | see TSDR |
| ROCKSTAR | 5,639,907 | Jan 1, 2019 | §8 & 15 accepted Mar 27, 2025 | 25 · shirts, jackets, hats |
| ROCKSTAR (star device) | 6,187,097 | Nov 3, 2020 | §8 & 15 received Oct 29, 2026 | see TSDR |
Registration numbers link to TSDR. A registration covers specific goods or services, not the word in general; the question this site raises is how those registrations are used against people selling unrelated things.
The ROCKSTAR star mark: maintenance filed October 29
Reg. No. 6,187,097 (ROCKSTAR with the star device) registered November 3, 2020, which made its first Section 8 declaration of continued use due by November 3, 2026. TSDR shows "TEAS SECTION 8 & 15 RECEIVED" on October 29, 2026. The declaration has not yet been examined and the specimen had not posted when this page was written. Source: USPTO TSDR, Reg. No. 6,187,097
Why it matters: a Section 8 declaration is sworn. The registrant attests that the mark is in use in commerce on the goods listed, and attaches a specimen showing it. Those sworn statements are what a petition to cancel tests. The book's chapters on counterclaims and petitions to cancel explain the standards, including the Federal Circuit's ruling in Great Concepts, LLC v. Chutter, Inc. that fraud in a maintenance filing can still be challenged.
What this page does not claim
- It does not say any Take-Two registration is invalid. That is for the Board or a court, on a record.
- It does not say every opposition on the list was wrong. Some marks on the list may well have been confusingly similar to Take-Two's.
- It does say the pattern is wide, that it reaches single letters and dictionary words, and that in the one case this site's publisher knows from the inside, Take-Two pleaded thirty marks and then withdrew without explanation.