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GEORGE E. FORSYTHE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITIONSerial 73413869 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: Association for Computing Machinery
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Feb 17, 1983
Registered Sep 25, 1984
The record shows that the mark “GEORGE E. FORSYTHE STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION” was registered on the Principal Register in 1984 but was cancelled in 1991 because the registrant, the Association for Computing Machinery, failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark covered educational services, specifically conducting an annual competition for the publication of outstanding computer science papers. A similar name used in that same educational context would raise the closest record‑based concern. The cancellation means the owner no longer holds exclusive rights to that wording, and the record does not give control over every use of the phrase. The prosecution history shows a straightforward registration and subsequent cancellation; no Supplemental Register activity is involved. The last significant event was the cancellation on February 12, 1991, and no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the record suggests a meaningful risk if the name is used for comparable educational competitions.
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