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◆ TRADEMARKCHECKER.AITRADEMARK STATUS REPORT
PAPERCANSerial 72150901 · Principal Register
Dead · Expired
Owner: WEST VIRGINIA PULP AND PAPER COMPANY
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Filed Aug 09, 1962
Registered Aug 06, 1963
The record shows that the mark “PAPERCAN” was registered on the Principal Register in 1963 and is now dead because it was not renewed. The owner listed is WEST VIRGINIA PULP AND PAPER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation. The registration covered the class 016 goods of paper bags, with the first use in commerce in July 1962. Because the mark is no longer active, it does not give the owner control over every use of the word “PAPERCAN.” The only maintenance event noted is the expiration in 1988, and no opposition, cancellation, or enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. A similar name used for paper bags or related paper goods would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown. For someone considering a similar name, the record suggests a potential but not definitive risk if the new use overlaps the paper‑bag goods described.
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