TOPPER

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “TOPPER” was registered on the Principal Register on April 5, 1994, but the registration was cancelled on April 28, 2001 because the owner, Century Products Company, failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark covered the specific good of a child’s toilet seat, first used in commerce in January 1986. A similar name would raise the closest concern only if it applied to that same product or a closely related product, such as other bathroom accessories for children. The cancellation means the mark no longer gives the owner exclusive rights, but it does not erase the fact that the mark was once protected for that particular good. The record shows no opposition, extension, or court action, so there is no visible enforcement activity. For someone looking to use a similar name, the main risk is that the mark was once registered for a child’s toilet seat, so using the name for that product or a very similar one could still be problematic.