GMA

What this record means

The record shows that GMA, owned by Grants Management Associates, Inc., is a cancelled Principal Register service mark; the registration was terminated on July 8 2006 because the owner did not file a required Section 8 declaration. The mark was limited to class 036 services—financial analysis and consulting for philanthropy, philanthropic services related to monetary donations, and trust and private‑foundation management—so a similar name used in those financial‑or‑charitable‑service contexts would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the letters “GMA” in unrelated fields. Because the mark was never placed on the Supplemental Register, there is no supplemental‑register examination sequence to note. The history contains no oppositions, cancellations beyond the Section 8 lapse, or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name in the same philanthropic‑financial services area.