What this record means
The record shows that the mark “FLASHY FINGERS” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant did not respond to an Office action. The owner listed is MORGAN SMITH, INC., a corporation organized in Alabama. The mark was filed on December 11, 1989, and the abandonment was recorded on February 10, 1992. The goods covered were cosmetic stencils used to decorate fingernails, a narrow cosmetics and cleaning class. A similar name would raise the closest concern for products or services that involve nail cosmetics or related decorative items. This history does not give the owner control over every use of the words “flashy” or “fingers” in other contexts. No enforcement activity such as oppositions or cancellations appears in the supplied record. The practical risk for someone considering a similar name is that, while the mark is no longer active, the specific goods of nail cosmetics remain a potential area of concern.
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