Get it in writing
The official USPTO status record for THE PHRASE, "3-HAWKS" OR "THREE-HAWKS." INCLUDES ALL PUNCTUATION VARIATIONS OF HYPHENS OR SPACING BETWEEN WORDS, AS WELL AS CAPITALIZATION.THE MARK CONSISTS OF STANDARD CHARACTERS WITHOUT CLAIM TO ANY PARTICULAR FONT, STYLE, SIZE, OR COLOR., serial 86520657, 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 86520657 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Wells, Ryan C
Class 025 - Clothing
Filed
The record shows that the mark "3-HAWKS" or "THREE-HAWKS" is dead, with the application being void due to not meeting minimum filing date requirements, and is owned by Ryan C Wells. This mark covers a wide range of clothing items, including shirts, pants, jackets, and hats, which suggests that a similar name would create the closest concern in the clothing industry. The record does not establish control over every use of the wording, and it's notable that this application was never registered. The latest meaningful event was the status update on March 11, 2015. The supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a minimal concern, but someone considering a similar name should still be cautious, especially when it comes to clothing products, as the owner may still have common law rights.
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.