What this record means
The record shows that the mark “HAPPY HAT” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant failed to respond or filed a late response to an Office action. The owner listed is Weiss, Marc, an individual, and the mark was filed on October 21, 1996 under the intent‑to‑use basis for class 025, which covers hats. Because the mark is no longer active, it does not grant control over the wording in any other context. The closest area of concern would be the sale or distribution of hats or hat‑related apparel, as that is the only goods category recorded. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in April 1997, followed by abandonment in November 1997; no supplemental register status appears. The supplied history contains no visible enforcement activity. If you are thinking of using a similar name for hats or hat accessories, this abandoned record suggests a modest risk of confusion with a previously applied mark, but it does not block all uses of the phrase.
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