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The USPTO's own status record for this mark, on one dated page.
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- Owner, classes, filing basis, and every key date
- The mark as it appears on the federal record
- Every prosecution event, filing to today
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MAKING FINE THINGS AFFORDABLESerial 76331084 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: HLS Enterprises Inc.
Class 004 -
Class 006 -
Class 007 -
Class 008 -
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Class 011 -
Class 014 -
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Class 020 -
Class 021 -
Class 026 -
Class 028 -
Filed Oct 29, 2001
The record shows that the mark “MAKING FINE THINGS AFFORDABLE” was abandoned and is no longer live; the owner was HLS Enterprises Inc., a Delaware corporation. The abandoned filing covered a wide range of goods made of precious metals and alloys, including candles, key chains, electric and non‑electric can openers, flatware, kaleidoscopes, lamps, decorative containers, paperweights, mirrors, serving utensils, artificial flowers, Christmas ornaments, and plush dolls, among others. Because the mark was never allowed, it does not grant control over the wording in any class, but the record indicates that a similar name could raise the closest concern for those same precious‑metal goods. The prosecution history shows a refusal, a notice of allowance, and an abandonment after no use statement was filed, but no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. The last meaningful event was the abandonment on December 10, 2003. For someone considering a similar name, the record suggests a potential but not definitive risk for use in the precious‑metal goods listed.
Full event history, owner details, and verdict inside.
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.