THE FLOWER MAN

What this record means

The record shows that “THE FLOWER MAN” is a cancelled registration – the Principal Register entry (Reg. No. 1728494) was cancelled on May 3 1999 because the owner, James H. Dougherty, did not file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the record now lists the mark as dead. The registration covered only “wholesale distributorship services in the field of flowers and floral arrangements” in International Class 042, so a similar name used for any other type of service would be farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “flower” or “man” in unrelated industries. The prosecution history shows the mark moved through normal examination, was approved for publication, and ultimately registered on the Principal Register in 1992 before the later cancellation; there is no indication of oppositions, cancellations by third parties, or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable name in the same wholesale‑flower services space, but the risk drops sharply for unrelated goods or services.