MARLBORO

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “MARLBORO” is no longer active; it was cancelled on July 8 2006 because the registrant, Morton‑Parker Limited, a corporation organized in Canada, failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark had been registered on the Principal Register in 1985 for silver‑plated hollowware such as tea and coffee sets, trays, platters, bowls, gravy boats, tureens, candlesticks, cande­labras, cocktail shakers, water jugs, flower baskets, casseroles, prize cups, trophies, baby cups, salt and pepper shakers, chafing dishes, condiment sets, toast racks, vases, platter covers, samovars, wine holders and ice buckets. A new name that uses “Marlboro” in a similar line of silverware or related household items would raise the closest concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word, only over the goods listed. No enforcement actions, oppositions or cancellations appear after the 2006 cancellation, so the supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone thinking of a similar name, the cancelled status means the mark no longer protects those goods, but the earlier registration still signals that the name was once protected for that specific category.