Get it in writing
The official USPTO status record for COLOR IS NOT CLAIMED AS A FEATURE OF THE MARK. THE MARK CONSISTS OF THE STYLIZED WORDING "FLEX-N-FLEX" WITH HYPHENS BEFORE AND AFTER THE LETTER "N". THE LOGO DESIGN CONSISTS OF TWO "F"S FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND A DIAMOND SHAPE ABOVE THE LETTERS "F" WHICH ARE BACK TO BACK., serial 86905680, 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 86905680 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: KHAN, MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH
Class 025 - Clothing
Filed
The record shows the application for “FLEX‑N‑FLEX” is dead; it was refused and voided on Feb 22 2016 because the filing did not meet the minimum filing‑date requirements, and the owner listed is Mohammad Abdullah Khan, a California partnership. The only goods listed are in International Class 025 and cover a long list of athletic and casual clothing such as shorts, caps, yoga pants, sweatshirts and related accessories; a similar name used for any of those apparel items would be the closest area of concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “flex” or “flex‑n‑flex” outside that clothing scope. This was a Principal Register filing, not a Supplemental Register entry, and the prosecution history simply notes the application was entered on Feb 15 2016 before being refused. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to brand athletic wear with a comparable name.
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.