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THE NAME IN RESTAURANT LAWSerial 78597688 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Rule, Michael A.
Class 042 - Scientific & Technology Services
Filed Mar 29, 2005
The record shows that “THE NAME IN RESTAURANT LAW” is an abandoned service mark, filed by Michael A. Rule as an individual, with the abandonment dated September 15 2006 after no Statement of Use was filed following the Notice of Allowance. The only goods listed are “Legal services” in International Class 042, so the closest area of concern would be any legal‑service offering that uses the same phrase or a confusingly similar one. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “the name in restaurant law” in unrelated fields, and it never reached registration on the Supplemental Register. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice mailed on November 15 2006, and no further maintenance or renewal dates appear. The supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so there are no visible enforcement signals. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a legal‑service brand with a similar name, because the abandoned filing still signals that the USPTO once linked the phrase to legal 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.