WOODLITE

What this record means

The record shows that WOODLITE is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it “dead” after the applicant, Sekisui Kaseihin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, failed to answer an Office action, with the abandonment dated April 1 1996. The filing covered Class 017 synthetic wood sheets for furniture manufacturing and Class 027 synthetic‑resin wall, floor and tile coverings, so a later user of “WOODLITE” in those exact product categories would run into the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word; it only reflects the abandoned filing for those specific goods. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in November 1994, a second one in July 1995, and the final abandonment in April 1996, with no later maintenance or renewal events. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear, so the supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a similar name for synthetic‑resin wood products.