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FEVICOL
Serial 78283267 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused

Owner: Pidilite Industries Limited
Class 001 -
Class 002 -
Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
Filed Aug 05, 2003

The record shows that the mark “FEVICOL” was abandoned by Pidilite Industries Limited, a company organized in India, after the applicant failed to file a Statement of Use or an Extension Request following the Notice of Allowance. The mark was never registered and is therefore not live. The abandoned application covered adhesives for general industrial purposes, a range of artists’ materials such as acrylic paints, fabric glue, and various paint colors, and adhesives used for stationery and household purposes. A similar name would raise the closest concern in these specific goods—industrial adhesives, art supplies, and stationery adhesives—because those are the only areas listed. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “FEVICOL.” The prosecution history shows a series of extensions granted and filed, but no move to the Supplemental Register. The last significant event was the abandonment notice mailed on March 5, 2008. No enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that the abandoned mark still indicates that the owner had a claim in these particular goods, so using the same name for similar products could create a meaningful concern.

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