FRESH CUT FLOWERS DIRECT FROM THE GROWER

What this record means

The record shows the mark FRESH CUT FLOWERS DIRECT FROM THE GROWER was cancelled, so it is not a live registration; Sunburst Farms, Inc., a Florida corporation, was the registrant. The registration covered only “cut flowers” in International Class 031, meaning the USPTO’s concern is limited to the sale of fresh cut flowers. A similar name used for anything outside that narrow category—say, floral arrangements, gardening tools, or unrelated products—would be farther from the scope shown here, but the record does not give Sunburst Farms control over every use of the words “fresh cut flowers.” The mark was placed on the Supplemental Register after an examiner’s amendment in early 1998, indicating the USPTO found it eligible for that secondary register rather than the Principal Register. The last substantive event was the Section 8 cancellation on Mar 19 2005, and no further filings or enforcement actions appear in the history. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan to market fresh cut flowers under a similar phrase.