CREATING WITH FLOWERS

What this record means

The record shows that “CREATING WITH FLOWERS” is an abandoned application, filed on March 28 1996 by International Masters Publishers A.B., a Swedish corporation, and the abandonment was recorded on June 18 1997 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The only goods listed are an instructional manual on making decorative items from flowers and plants, presented as a series of continuity cards for a binder, and the binder itself, all falling in International Class 016 (paper goods and printed matter). Because the protection was limited to that specific instructional material, a similar name used for unrelated products—say, a floral perfume or a garden‑center service—would be far removed from the scope shown here. The prosecution history notes a non‑final action mailed in October 1996 and the examiner assignment in September 1996, but no supplemental‑register filing appears. No opposition, cancellation or court activity is visible in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan a comparable instructional product, but the record does not block broader uses of the phrase.