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THE NAME THE WORLD BUILDS ON
Serial 78870034 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled

Owner: Wolseley plc
Class 001 -
Class 002 -
Class 003 - Cosmetics & Cleaning
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Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
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Class 016 - Paper Goods & Printed Matter
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Class 025 - Clothing
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Class 035 - Advertising & Business
Class 036 - Insurance & Financial
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Class 038 - Communication Services
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Class 040 -
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Apr 26, 2006
Registered Sep 08, 2009

The record shows that “THE NAME THE WORLD BUILDS ON” is a cancelled Principal Register trademark owned by Wolseley plc; its registration was voided on April 15 2016 because the owner failed to file a required Section 8 declaration. The mark was issued for a very wide range of goods and services, from industrial chemicals, paints and metals to building‑material hardware, machinery, electrical apparatus, clothing, advertising, insurance, construction services, telecommunications and education‑entertainment offerings. Because the cancellation applies to all of those listed classes, a later user of the same wording in any of those areas would encounter the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside those categories would be farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words themselves. No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply reflects the normal examination and amendment steps leading to registration before the later Section 8 lapse. The latest meaningful event is the 2016 cancellation, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations by third parties or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a similar name in any of the listed industrial or service fields.

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