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The official USPTO status record for THE WORDING JOLLY DOG FILMS IN BLACK, TO THE RIGHT OF A STYLIZED IMAGE OF A PUPPY FACING THE VIEWERS' LEFT SHOULDER, WITH ITS HEAD DOWN, ITS REAR END AND TAIL UP, AND ITS TAIL WAGGING. THE PUPPY'S EYES ARE LOOKING TO THE VIEWER'S RIGHT AND UPWARD. THE TORSO, LEGS, PAWS, TAIL AND EARS ARE GREY. THE FACE IS WHITE, EXEPT FOR GREY PATCHES AROUND THE EYES. THE NOSE IS BLACK. THE TONGUE IS RED. THERE IS A SLIGHTLY DARKER SHADOW UNDER THE RIGHT EAR AND ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. THERE IS A HIGHLIGHT LINE OF PALE GREY ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE LEFT EAR AND LEFT RUMP. THERE IS A LIGHT GREY SHADOW JUST ABOVE THE NOSE, AND A WHITE HIGHLIGHT ALONG THE TOP EDGE OF BLACK ON THE NOSE. THE FRONT FEET ARE LIGHTER GREY THAN THE BACK RIGHT FOOT. TO THE LEFT OF THE TAIL ARE TWO LIGHT GREY CURVED LINES SIMILAR TO OPEN PARENTHESES. TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAIL ARE TWO LIGHT GREY CURVED LINES SIMILAR TO CLOSED PARENTHESES. THESE FOUR CURVED LINES SIGNIFY THE TAIL WAGGING. THERE IS A PALE SHADOW ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PUPPY., serial 97597591, as a dated PDF. One price, one document, delivered in about a minute.
Trademark Status Report
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Serial 97597591 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: JOLLY DOG FILMS, INC.
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed
This record shows that the mark “THE WORDING JOLLY DOG FILMS” is a dead application that was refused because it did not meet minimum filing date requirements. The owner listed is JOLLY DOG FILMS, INC., a corporation organized in Georgia. The application was filed on an intent‑to‑use basis and covered entertainment services in the nature of production of motion pictures and motion picture film production, class 041. Because the mark is not live or registered, it does not give the owner control over every use of the wording. The prosecution history shows only a single entry, the new application on September 22, 2022, with no further examination or amendment. No enforcement activity such as oppositions or cancellations appears in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be in the motion picture production field; outside that area the risk is farther from the specific scope shown by this record.
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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.