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ELSASerial 75480862 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Kingfisher Publications Plc
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Class 028 -
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Class 042 - Scientific & Technology Services
Filed May 07, 1998
The record shows that the “ELSA” mark is dead – it was abandoned on August 19 1999 after the applicant, Kingfisher Publications Plc, failed to respond to an Office action, and the USPTO lists it as a refused, dismissed or invalidated application on the Principal Register. The filing covered magnetic data carriers, recording disks, tapes and videos (Class 009); printed and instructional material, publicity and promotional material (Class 016); toys and games (Class 028); and education‑training and entertainment publishing, including books, magazines, artwork and electronic works on the internet (Classes 041 and 042). A similar name used for those types of products or services would be the closest record‑based concern, but the record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “ELSA.” The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in January 1999, assignment to an examiner in December 1998, and the final abandonment in August 1999; no enforcement actions appear in the file. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use “ELSA” for comparable goods or services.
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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.