PAPERBIRD

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “PAPERBIRD” is no longer live; it was cancelled on December 14 1998 because the registrant, LADYBIRD BOOKS LIMITED, failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark had been registered on the Principal Register on June 9 1992 for the specific goods of children’s and juveniles’ books, a narrow category within paper goods and printed matter. Because the cancellation was due to a maintenance failure, the record does not indicate that the owner has abandoned all rights, only that the registration is no longer enforceable under the USPTO. No opposition, extension, or court action appears in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. A new user adopting a similar name in the same or closely related category of children’s books would face the closest record‑based concern, while use in unrelated goods would be farther from the scope shown. The practical risk for someone considering a similar name is that the cancelled registration still signals prior use and could raise issues if the owner later reasserts rights or if another party claims priority.