EFORMS

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “EFORMS” is dead, having been abandoned by its owner, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a California corporation. The mark was filed as a service mark on December 10, 1996 and was published for opposition on June 2, 1998. It was granted a Notice of Allowance on August 25, 1998, but the applicant later filed an express abandonment on October 14, 1999, ending the application. The only goods or services listed are retirement plan administration services under class 036, so a similar name used for those services would raise the closest concern. The record does not give the mark any control over other uses of the word “EFORMS.” No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment in October 1999. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is limited to retirement‑plan‑administration services, but the mark’s abandonment means there is no active registration to enforce.