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PAPERGATESerial 74254618 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: DIGITAL FILING SYSTEMS, LLC
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Filed Mar 12, 1992
Registered Nov 17, 1992
The record shows that the mark PAPERGATE is no longer active; it was cancelled on February 12, 2016 because the registrant, DIGITAL FILING SYSTEMS, LLC, failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark was originally registered on November 17, 1992 for the Principal Register and covered document imaging software that indexes and retrieves images and files for business use. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the area of software that manages digital documents, especially if the new use involves indexing, retrieving, or printing such files. The cancellation does not mean the wording is free for all uses; the history shows a specific, narrow scope of protection that has now expired. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations beyond the Section 8 expiry appear in the supplied history. For someone thinking of a similar name, the risk is that the cancelled mark still signals a prior claim in document‑imaging software, so caution is advised.
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