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The official USPTO status record for MA . RINE . GEEK [MER.EEN.GEEK] NOUN 1. A PERSON WITH AN UNUSUAL OR ODD PERSONALITY FOCUSED ON OR PERTAINING TO THE SEA, OR THAT EXISTING IN OR PRODUCED BY THE SEA. A TITLE OF GREAT HONOR AND RESPECT! 2. ONE OBSESSED WITH AQUARIUMS, SALT WATER, FRESH WATER, CORALS, INVERTEBRATES, REEFS AND FISH DISEASES., serial 85229806, 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 85229806 · Principal Register
Dead · Cancelled
Owner: Marine Geek, Inc.
Class 035 - Advertising & Business
Class 038 - Communication Services
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Jan 31, 2011
Registered May 29, 2012
The record shows that the mark “MA . RINE . GEEK [MER.EEN.GEEK]” was registered on the Principal Register in 2012 for services in advertising, communication, and education related to marine life, but it was cancelled in 2019 because the owner, Marine Geek, Inc., failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The cancelled status means the mark is no longer enforceable, yet the history remains in the USPTO database. The goods and services listed—online forums, blogs, and promotional services about marine life—are the closest area of concern for a similar name. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over those specific services. No opposition, cancellation, or court action appears in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement signal. The last meaningful event was the cancellation on January 4, 2019. If you are considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the historical registration still signals that the owner once claimed rights in that niche.
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.