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 that the "FLEX-N-FLEX" mark is dead, with the application being void due to not meeting minimum filing date requirements, and is owned by KHAN, MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH, a California partnership. The goods covered include various types of athletic and casual clothing, which suggests that a similar name would create the closest concern in this area. The record does not establish control over every use of the wording "FLEX-N-FLEX". The latest meaningful event was the status date of February 22, 2016. The supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if considering a similar name for athletic apparel, as the record indicates that someone has previously attempted to secure rights to this mark for similar goods.
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.