BACK-TO-BASICS BOOKS

What this record means

The record shows that “BACK‑TO‑BASICS BOOKS” is no longer active – the registration was cancelled on April 23 1990 because the owner, Mother Earth News, Inc. (a North Carolina corporation), failed to file a required Section 8 declaration, and the mark is listed as “dead · cancelled.” The only goods covered are “Distributorship Services in the Field of Books” in International Class 042, so a later user of a similar name would run into the closest record‑based concern if they also provide book‑distribution services. The record does not give the owner any blanket right to the words “Back‑to‑Basics” or “Books” outside that specific service description. This is a Principal Register registration, not a Supplemental Register filing, and the prosecution history simply tracks the normal examination steps leading to registration and later cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations by third parties, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use a comparable name for book‑distribution services.