Get it in writing
The official USPTO status record for "MY CUP OF TEA" AS A PHRASE INCLUDING SEPARATIONS BY HYPHENS, PERIODS OR OTHER PUNCTUATION MARKS; INCLUDES ALL COLORS OR FONTS; INCLUDES ALL COMBINATIONS OF SMALL CASE AND/OR CAPITALIZED LETTERS; INCLUDING STYLIZED OR NORMAL FONTS., serial 85843080, 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 85843080 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: PEOPLES' JUICE CORPORATION
Class 030 - Staple Foods
Class 032 - Light Beverages
Filed
The record shows that the "MY CUP OF TEA" mark is dead, with the application being void due to not meeting minimum filing date requirements, and it was assigned to PEOPLES' JUICE CORPORATION. This mark covered beverages made of tea, tea-based beverages, and non-alcoholic beverages with tea flavor, among other goods. A similar name would create the closest concern in the areas of staple foods and light beverages. The record does not establish control over every use of the wording. The latest meaningful event was the status date of February 15, 2013. The supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if considering a similar name for tea-related products, as it indicates that someone has previously attempted to secure rights in this area.
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.