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JUST BECAUSE IM BLACKSerial 76309744 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Davis, Wayde Jeffery
Class 025 - Clothing
Filed Sep 06, 2001
The record shows that the application for “JUST BECAUSE IM BLACK” was filed by Wayde Jeffery Davis as an intent‑to‑use mark, but it was abandoned on August 5 2004 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action, so the mark is not live or registered. The only goods listed are clothing—shirts, t‑shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, shorts, jackets, visors, vests, hats and footwear—so a similar phrase used on apparel would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses on unrelated products would be farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the wording in any context. Because the mark was on the Principal Register before abandonment, the prosecution history simply reflects the failure to meet a required response deadline, not a supplemental‑register situation. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment entry on August 5 2004, and no opposition, cancellation or court activity appears in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to brand clothing with a similar phrase.
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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.