FAX OF FUN

What this record means

The record shows that “FAX OF FUN” is an abandoned application; the USPTO marked it dead after the applicant, Monarch Avalon, Inc., failed to answer an Office action, with the abandonment dated October 5 1998. The filing covered a service in class 041—specifically the “delivery of jokes and amusing written material via facsimile.” If you plan to use a similar name for any fax‑based humor or joke‑distribution service, the closest area of concern is this same class and description, because the record ties the wording to that particular type of service. The record does not give Monarch Avalon, Inc. control over every use of the words “fax” or “fun” in unrelated fields. No supplemental‑register details appear, and the prosecution history simply shows the application’s assignment to an examiner, a non‑final action, and the final abandonment. The supplied history contains no indication of oppositions, cancellations or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if your business will deliver jokes or similar content by fax.