What this record means
The record shows that the mark “COUNTRY COTTAGE” is dead and was abandoned by its owner, A. H. Hoffman, Inc., a corporation organized in Indiana. The mark was never registered on the Principal Register; it was allowed but the owner failed to file a Statement of Use or an extension request, leading to abandonment on July 15, 1999. The only goods listed are magazines, newsletters, and reference books dealing with lawn care, gardening, and landscaping, as well as printed plant signs and sign holders in class 016. A similar name would raise the closest concern in that same class, especially for publications or printed signs about gardening or landscaping. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over the specific goods listed. No enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the abandoned status suggests a lower risk, but the same class of goods remains a potential point of concern.
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