Get it in writing
The official USPTO status record for RECTANGULAR "FLAG STYLE" SIGN RESEMBLING THE COLORS AND CONFIGURATION OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN FLAG. THE STRIPES APPEAR TO BE WAVING AS IF BLOWING IN THE WIND. THE TOP DARK BLUE STRIPE HAS A VICTORIAN HOUSE LINE STYLE DRAWING AND THE WORDS UNCOMMON HOMES DESIGN/BUILD. THE UN ARE CAPITALIZED AND THE U HAS AN UMLAUT [2 DOTS] ABOVE IT. THE MIDDLE WHITE STRIPE HAS THE TEXT - CUSTOM CARPENTRY, KITCHENS, BATHS, DECKS, PATIONS... IN BULLET FORMAT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE MIDDLE CONTCAISN THE TEXT HANDYMAN, ALL TYPES HOME REPAIRS IN BOLD. THE RIGHT SIDE HAS A PICTURE OF THE DESIGNER [APPLICANT] AND THE WORDS JEFF UNDERWOOD, ARTISAN ARCING ABOVE THE HEAD. THE LOWER RED STRIPE HAS THE PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND WEB ADDRESS AN THE MARYLAND MHIC #, serial 85149645, as a dated PDF. One price, one document, delivered in about a minute.
Trademark Status Report
The USPTO's own status record for this mark, on one dated page.
- Current status with a plain-English verdict
- Owner, classes, filing basis, and every key date
- The mark as it appears on the federal record
- Every prosecution event, filing to today
- Source-cited with the exact retrieval date
Built from the USPTO's TSDR record. Assignment chain of title and TTAB proceeding files sit in separate USPTO systems and are not included.
Serial 85149645 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Jeffrey L. Underwood
Class 037 -
Filed
The record shows that the mark is dead and was never registered; it was abandoned because the application did not meet minimum filing date requirements. The owner listed is Jeffrey L. Underwood, an individual. The goods and services described in class 037 cover a wide range of building construction, repair, and related services, including custom carpentry, kitchens, baths, decks, patios, and general home repairs. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the area of residential construction and repair services, especially where the name is used to identify a builder or contractor. This history does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over the specific services listed. The prosecution history shows only the initial filing and no further examination or amendment, so no Supplemental Register sequence is involved. The latest event is the abandonment on October 15, 2010, and no enforcement activity is recorded. For someone looking to use a similar name, the record suggests a meaningful concern in the construction and repair market, but it does not preclude all uses of the wording.
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.