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PAPERBACK BOOKSMITHSerial 81008877 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: Learning Resources, Inc.
Class 035 - Advertising & Business
Class 042 - Scientific & Technology Services
Filed
Registered Apr 15, 1975
The record shows that “PAPERBACK BOOKSMITH” is no longer active – the registration was cancelled on September 8 1981 because the owner, Learning Resources, Inc., failed to file a required Section 8 declaration, and the USPTO marked the mark as dead and cancelled. The filing covered two classes, 035 (Advertising & Business) and 042 (Scientific & Technology Services), but no specific goods or services were entered, so the visible concern is limited to those broad categories rather than any particular product. Because the mark is cancelled, the record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “paperback” or “bookssmith,” and it does not block unrelated uses. The prosecution history only shows the cancellation event; there are no oppositions, extensions, or court actions listed, so the supplied history shows no enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan to use a similar name in advertising or tech‑service contexts, since the cancelled registration still signals a past claim in those areas.
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.