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- Every prosecution event, filing to today
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BECAUSE THE BEST STORIES ARE IN THE FOOTNOTESSerial 97236531 · Principal Register
Live · Registered
Owner: Uscinski, Kristin M
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Jan 25, 2022
Registered Feb 28, 2023
The record shows that the mark “BECAUSE THE BEST STORIES ARE IN THE FOOTNOTES” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by Kristin M. Uscinski. It protects services in class 041, specifically audio production services such as creating and producing ambient soundscapes and sound stories for museums, galleries, attractions, podcasts, broadcasts, websites and games. A similar name used in those same audio‑production contexts would raise the closest concern. The record does not give control over every use of the wording; it is limited to the listed services. The prosecution history shows a straightforward path from filing to registration, with no supplemental register steps. The most recent event is the registration on February 28, 2023, and no maintenance or enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the visible risk is that using it for audio‑production services could conflict with this active registration.
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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.