IMA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IMA” was once registered on the Principal Register but was cancelled on June 21 1999 because the owner, Wyo‑Ben, Inc., failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark covered drilling mud additives in salt‑water mud systems, first used in commerce in March 1977. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the oil‑well drilling and mud‑additive field, though the record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “IMA.” The prosecution history indicates a straightforward registration that was later cancelled; no Supplemental Register activity is involved. The last meaningful event was the cancellation in 1989, and no further maintenance or enforcement actions appear in the supplied documents. For someone looking to use a similar name, the record suggests a potential risk in the drilling‑mud additive market, but it does not imply a blanket restriction on all uses of the term.