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HAPPY HATSerial 73442497 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: Clifton Communications Ltd.
Class 020 -
Filed Sep 06, 1983
Registered Apr 02, 1985
The record shows that the mark “HAPPY HAT” is no longer active; it was cancelled on September 16 1991 because the registrant failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The owner listed is Clifton Communications Ltd., a corporation organized in Virginia. The mark covered novelty items in the nature of hats, specifically novelty hats, as the only goods listed. A similar name used for novelty hats would raise the closest concern, while use in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown. The cancellation means the mark does not grant control over the wording in any context. The prosecution history shows the mark was approved and published for opposition in 1985, registered on April 2 1985, and then cancelled in 1991; no other maintenance or enforcement events appear. Because the supplied history shows no enforcement activity, the only visible risk is that a name identical to “HAPPY HAT” used for novelty hats could still be considered too close to a cancelled mark, though the cancellation weakens that concern.
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