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The official USPTO status record for KAMARA. JTHIS IS THE EXACT WAY I WISH TO REGISTER MY TRADEMARK. I AM A NEO-SOUL ARTIST SINGER BASED OUT OF THE DMV AND I HAVE BEEN PERFORMING MUSIC, VIDEOS, PERFORMANCES UNDER THIS ARTIST NAME SINCE 2017. I HAVE MUSIC MATERIAL WITHIN MY CATALOG THAT CAN BACK UP THIS CLAIM. I WISH TO LEGALLY WON THIS TRADEMARK, AS I CONTINUE TO PERFORM AND DO BUSINESS UNDER MY ARTIST NAME; KAMARA. J THE WAY I WANT TO TRADEMARK THIS NAME IS EXACTLY HOW IT IS WRITTEN. CAPITAL K WITH THE DOT AFTER KAMARA, SPACE AND THEN THE CAPITAL LETTER J SOON FOLLOWS. AGAIN, AS TO MAKE CLEAR, WITH THIS TRADEMARK, I PLAN TO RELEASE MUSIC/SONGS, MUSIC VIDEOS/VISUAL ART, HOST AND DO PUBLIC MUSIC PERFORMANCES AND SELL MERCH, AND ANY DBA ADVENTURES UNDER MY ARTIST NAME, KAMARA. J.THIS NAME IS TO LEGALLY ESTABLISH MY BRAND AS A MUSIC ARTIST UNDER THE DBA MONIKER OF KAMARA. J. I HAVE COMPLETED A THOROUGH SEARCH OVER THE YEARS THROUGH THE TRADEMARK DATABASE AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ARTIST OPERATING EXCLUSIVELY UNDER THIS ARTIST NAME BESIDE MY OWN.MAY YOU PLEASE HONOR THIS REQUEST, I HAVE POSTED A COUPLE LINKS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE NATURE OF MY WORK.HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/CEST_LIEF/ (I WAS THE LEAD SINGER OF A BAND FOR 5+ YRS/ THIS IS THE IG)HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WAQTQLHB13K (COVER VIDEO PERFORMED UNDER MY ARTIST NAME), serial 98798909, 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 98798909 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Jeneba Mantenneh Kamara
Class 009 - Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
Class 041 - Education & Entertainment
Filed Oct 13, 2024
The record shows that the mark “KAMARA. J” is dead and was refused because it did not meet minimum filing date requirements; the serial number was assigned in error. The owner listed is Jeneba Mantenneh Kamara, an individual. The goods and services covered in the application were audio and video recordings featuring music and artistic performances, downloadable MP3 and video recordings, and entertainment services such as live musical performances, music tours, and hosting social entertainment events. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the music and entertainment field, especially where recordings or live performances are involved. The record does not give control over every use of the wording, only over the specific goods and services listed. No enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. The last meaningful event was the application filing on October 13, 2024, followed by a status change to dead on November 12, 2024. For someone considering a similar name, the presence of this dead application suggests that the exact wording may still be available, but the same musical and entertainment context could still pose a risk of confusion.
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.