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- 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
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JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDSerial 99481878 · Principal Register
Dead · Refused
Owner: Lindsay Brooke
Class 025 - Clothing
Filed Nov 06, 2025
The record shows the application for “JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD” is abandoned, so it is not a live or registered mark; the owner listed is Lindsay Brooke, an individual, and the filing was made on Nov 6 2025 under an intent‑to‑use basis. The only goods covered are short‑sleeved or long‑sleeved t‑shirts in International Class 025, so a similar phrase used on clothing would be the closest area of concern, while uses on unrelated products would fall farther from the scope shown here. Because the application was never granted, the record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording in any context. The prosecution history shows the USPTO issued a non‑final office action on Mar 24 2026 and then sent an abandonment notice on Jul 8 2026 after no response was filed, leading to the final abandonment status on that same date. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so there are no visible enforcement signals. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to put the same phrase on t‑shirts, but the risk is limited to that specific class and product description.
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.