WINDSURF

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “WINDSURF” is dead and was abandoned by its owner, WINDSURFING INTERNATIONAL, a California corporation. The application was filed on May 4, 1981 and the abandonment was recorded on March 5, 1984. The only goods listed were a periodic publication in class 016, paper goods and printed matter. Because the mark was never registered, it does not give the owner control over the word “WINDSURF” in any other context. The closest area of concern would be any use of the name for a periodical or other printed publication, but even that is limited to the abandoned application. No enforcement activity such as oppositions or cancellations appears in the supplied history. The record’s last event is the abandonment date in 1984. For someone considering a similar name, the abandoned status means there is no active claim, but the historical use in a periodical could still raise a modest concern if the new use is very close to that niche.