What this record means
The record shows that the mark “IMA” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by Neil Lewis, an individual organized in South Dakota. The registration covers services in class 036, specifically commercial real‑estate brokerage services, with first use in October 1970 and use in commerce from that same month. A similar name would raise the closest concern for businesses offering commercial real‑estate brokerage services, because that is the exact scope listed. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “IMA”; it applies only to the goods and services described. There is no Supplemental Register activity, and the prosecution history is empty, so no additional examination sequence is shown. The latest meaningful maintenance event is the renewal, noted as “The registration has been renewed.” No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is most pronounced if the new use involves commercial real‑estate brokerage services.
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