JUST BECAUSE
Dead · Cancelled DEAD/REGISTRATION/Cancelled/InvalidatedWhat this record means
The record shows the mark JUST BECAUSE is cancelled; the registration was on the Principal Register but was cancelled on July 5 2003 because the owner, Just Because, Inc., did not file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the history contains no later activity. The only listed goods are “providing debit telephone calling cards to businesses and individuals” in International Class 036 (Insurance & Financial), so a similar name used for financial‑type services or prepaid calling‑card products would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “just because” in unrelated fields. There is no indication of oppositions, cancellations by third parties, or other enforcement actions in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name in the same financial‑service niche, but the risk fades for unrelated goods.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Service Mark
| Drawing type | 1 - TYPESET WORD(S) /LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Use in Commerce (§1(a)). |
| Status | Registration cancelled because registrant did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Nov 21, 1995 |
| Published for opposition | Jul 09, 1996 |
| Registered (Principal) | Oct 01, 1996 |
| Status date | Jul 05, 2003 |
Goods & services
providing debit telephone calling cards to businesses and individuals
Owner & representation
| Owner | Just Because, Inc. |
| Address | 1000 Worcester Road, Framingham, MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES 01701 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in MASSACHUSETTS |
| Attorney of record | Richard J. Birch |
| Correspondent | RICHARD J BIRCH |
| Correspondent address | WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS |