PAPERGATE

What this record means

The record shows that the mark PAPERGATE is no longer active; it was cancelled on March 7, 2010 because the registrant, STORA ENSO AB, failed to file a required declaration. The mark had been registered on the Principal Register in 2003 for two classes: class 009, which covers electrical and scientific apparatus such as data‑measuring processors and computers used in the pulp and paper industry, and class 042, which covers scientific and technology services like computer programming and research related to pulp and paper qualities. Because the goods and services are specific to the pulp and paper sector, a similar name would raise the closest concern only if used in that same industry or for related scientific services. The record does not give the mark control over every use of the word “PAPERGATE.” No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations beyond the 2010 cancellation appear in the supplied history. For someone thinking of a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the specific industry focus remains a potential point of concern.