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THE NAME FRIENDS RECOMMENDSerial 97150490 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Cloninger Properties, Inc.
Class 036 - Insurance & Financial
Filed Dec 01, 2021
The record shows that “THE NAME FRIENDS RECOMMEND” is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it dead on April 3 2023 after the applicant failed to answer an Office action, and no later filing has revived it; the owner listed is Cloninger Properties, Inc., a North Carolina corporation. The only goods listed are “Real estate brokerage” in International Class 036, so a similar name would raise the closest concern if you’re offering real‑estate brokerage services or other financial‑related services in that class. The record does not give the owner any control over every use of those words in other industries or contexts. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action issued in September 2022 and the abandonment notice in April 2023, but there are no oppositions, cancellations or court actions noted. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use the phrase in real‑estate brokerage, but the risk is far lower for unrelated goods or services.
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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.