BECAUSE WINTER IS LONG AND LIFE IS SHORT
Dead · Cancelled DEAD/REGISTRATION/Cancelled/InvalidatedWhat this record means
The record shows that the mark “BECAUSE WINTER IS LONG AND LIFE IS SHORT” is a dead, cancelled registration on the Principal Register, owned by American Express Company. The mark covered mail‑order services for the sale of furs in class 042, a scientific and technology services class. A similar name would raise the closest concern in that same class and for the same type of service—mail‑order fur sales. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording; it only applies to the specific goods and services listed. The prosecution history shows the mark was registered in 1988 and cancelled in 1995 for failure to file a Section 8 declaration. No opposition, cancellation, or court action appears in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement signal. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the specific class and service still present a potential concern.
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| Drawing type | 1 - TYPESET WORD(S) /LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Use in Commerce (§1(a)). |
| Status | Registration cancelled because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Dec 28, 1987 |
| Published for opposition | Jun 28, 1988 |
| Registered (Principal) | Sep 20, 1988 |
| Status date | Mar 27, 1995 |
Goods & services
MAIL ORDER SERVICES FOR THE SALE OF FURS
Owner & representation
| Owner | AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY |
| Address | WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, AMERICAN EXPRESS TOWER, NEW YORK, NEW YORK UNITED STATES 10285 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in NEW YORK |
| Attorney of record | |
| Correspondent | AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY |
| Correspondent address | NEW YORK, NEW |