Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc v Virtue Serve LLC – DAVINCI SMART MANUFACTURING Opposition
Summary
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc filed a trademark opposition against Virtue Serve LLC with the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board regarding the mark DAVINCI SMART MANUFACTURING. The opposition was filed on April 20, 2026 under TTAB docket TTAB91306737. The plaintiff seeks to prevent registration of the defendant's mark, citing likelihood of confusion with its existing DAVINCI-formative trademarks in the surgical robotics field.
What changed
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc initiated a trademark opposition proceeding before the TTAB against Virtue Serve LLC concerning the service mark DAVINCI SMART MANUFACTURING. The opposition was accepted as filed and the proceeding established on April 20, 2026, under TTAB docket TTAB91306737.
Virtue Serve LLC must now respond to the opposition and defend its registration rights, while Intuitive Surgical carries the burden of proving likelihood of confusion. Competitors using DAVINCI-formative marks in adjacent fields should monitor this proceeding for any precedential rulings on scope of the DAVINCI mark family.
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Opposition: DAVINCI SMART MANUFACTURING
Opposition TTAB91306737-20260420 Kind: OPP Apr 20, 2026
Abstract
FILED AND FEE
Plaintiff: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc
Defendant: Virtue Serve LLC
Mark at issue: DAVINCI SMART MANUFACTURING
Filing Date
2026-04-20
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