AUTOPROPOSAL - THE GMA SYSTEM

What this record means

The record shows the mark AUTOPROPOSAL – THE GMA SYSTEM is cancelled; it was registered on the Principal Register on Aug 4 1992 but the registration was cancelled on Feb 8 1999 because the owner, Gregory Mitchell, did not file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the record lists no later activity. The protection that existed covered computer software used for preparing marketing and proposal documents by architects and engineers, plus instructional manuals sold as a unit, all in International Class 009. A later use of a similar name would raise the closest concern if it involved software or manuals aimed at the same professional audience, but the record does not extend to unrelated goods or services. The prosecution history shows the normal flow from filing to registration and then cancellation, with no indication of opposition, cancellation proceedings, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name in the same software‑for‑architects niche, but the cancellation means the mark no longer blocks all uses of the wording.