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BACK-TO-BASICS BOOKSSerial 73240391 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: Mother Earth News, Inc., The
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Filed Nov 26, 1979
Registered Jul 21, 1981
The record shows the mark BACK‑TO‑BASICS BOOKS is cancelled, having been removed from the Principal Register on July 20, 2002 because the owner did not file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the history contains no later activity; the owner listed is Mother Earth News, Inc., a corporation organized in North Carolina. The registration covered only “Printed Catalogues of Books” in International Class 016, so a later use of a similar name on printed book catalogs would be the closest area of concern, while uses on unrelated products or services fall farther from the scope shown. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “Back‑to‑Basics” or “Books.” No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply records the original registration and the later cancellation. The supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations beyond the listed one, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable name for printed book materials.
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The way I'd use it, honestly, is as the thing you attach when a bank, a marketplace, or a co-founder asks "are we clear on the name". It answers in one page.