IMA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IMA” is no longer active; it was cancelled on May 30 2008 because the registrant failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The owner listed is SPECTRA MERCHANDISING INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation organized in Illinois. The mark covered electrical and scientific apparatus, specifically phones, telephone answering units, portable radios, clock radios, cassette recorders, stereo structural components, and liquid crystal and electronic clocks. A new user of the name “IMA” in any of those categories would face the closest concern, while use in unrelated fields would be farther from the scope shown. The cancellation means the mark does not grant control over the wording in any class. The prosecution history shows the mark was initially registered on the Principal Register in 1987 and later cancelled in 2008; no opposition or court actions appear, so the supplied history shows no enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces risk, but the goods listed still represent a potential point of concern if used in those specific electronics categories.