Trademarks / Class 42 / DISTINCTIVE SILKS SILK FLOWERS - FINE GIFTS

DISTINCTIVE SILKS SILK FLOWERS - FINE GIFTS

SN 73750517 REG 1537010Principal RegisterUSPTO TSDR ↗
Dead · Cancelled DEAD/REGISTRATION/Cancelled/Invalidated
Mark · Service Mark
DISTINCTIVE SILKS SILK FLOWERS - FINE GIFTS - official mark drawing from the USPTO record

What this record means

This record shows that the mark “DISTINCTIVE SILKS SILK FLOWERS – FINE GIFTS” is no longer live; it was cancelled under Section 8 because the registrant failed to file a declaration. The owner listed is DISTINCTIVE SILKS, INC., a Texas corporation. The mark covered retail store services in the fields of artificial flowers, plants, floral arrangements, and novelty items in the nature of ornaments, specifically under class 042. A similar name would raise the closest concern for businesses selling or displaying artificial flowers or related novelty items. The cancellation does not mean the wording is free for all uses; it only removes the specific registration. The prosecution history shows the mark was approved for publication, published for opposition, and then registered on the Principal Register before cancellation. No opposition, cancellation, or court actions appear in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. If you are thinking of a similar name, this record suggests a meaningful risk for use in the artificial‑flower or novelty‑item market.

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Mark Service Mark

DISTINCTIVE SILKS SILK FLOWERS - FINE GIFTS
Design mark - official drawing on the federal record · USPTO TSDR, retrieved Aug 24, 2026
Drawing type3 - AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S)
Filing basisUse in Commerce (§1(a)).
StatusRegistration 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 filedSep 06, 1988
Published for oppositionJan 31, 1989
Registered (Principal)Apr 25, 1989
Status dateOct 30, 1995

Goods & services

Cl. 042Scientific & Technology ServicesSECTION 8 - CANCELLED

RETAIL STORE SERVICES IN THE FIELDS OF ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, PLANTS, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS, AND NOVELTY ITEMS IN THE NATURE OF ORNAMENTS

First use: May 01, 1988
Use in commerce: May 01, 1988

Owner & representation

OwnerDISTINCTIVE SILKS, INC.
AddressBOX 672-B, ROUTE 2, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS UNITED STATES 78130
EntityCORPORATION - organized in TEXAS
Attorney of recordJAMES R. BEZNIK
CorrespondentJAMES R BEZNIK
Correspondent addressCHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Full details in the report

Prosecution history 3 of 8 events

Oct 30, 1995
CANCELLED SEC. 8 (6-YR)
Apr 25, 1989
REGISTERED-PRINCIPAL REGISTER
Jan 31, 1989
PUBLISHED FOR OPPOSITION
🔒 Full timeline (8 events) in the report

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