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FAKE RAPPERS THAT KEEP IT REAL
Serial 77629033 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled

Owner: Cofino, Nicholas A
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Class 025 - Clothing
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Dec 08, 2008
Registered Jun 30, 2009

The record shows the mark FAKE RAPPERS THAT KEEP IT REAL was registered on the Principal Register to Nicholas A Cofino but was cancelled on Feb 5 2016 because the registrant failed to file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, so the registration is now dead. The registration covered a fairly broad set of goods and services: in class 009, pre‑recorded music and video media and downloadable recordings; in class 016, printed matter such as newsletters, posters, calendars, stickers, greeting cards, novels and comic books; in class 025, clothing items like t‑shirts, jackets, hats and socks; and in class 041, entertainment services that present an animated music group via TV or webcasts and a website with music‑related information. A similar name used for any of those specific items would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside those categories are farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “Fake Rappers That Keep It Real.” No supplemental‑register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply moves from examiner amendment to registration and then to the Section 8 cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations by third parties or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to market music recordings, printed entertainment material, apparel or related entertainment services under a comparable name.

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