FLAP HAT

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “FLAP HAT” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant, FLAP HAPPY, INC., failed to respond or filed a late response to an Office action. The mark was filed on July 14, 1997 and abandoned on February 1, 1999. It was registered on the Principal Register for class 025, covering headwear such as hats, caps and visors. Because the mark is no longer active, it does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, but the abandoned filing still indicates that a similar name could raise a concern for headwear in that class. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in April 1998, assignment to an examiner, and eventual abandonment in February 1999. No enforcement activity such as oppositions or cancellations appears in the supplied history. For someone looking at a similar name, the closest record‑based concern lies in the headwear market, and the abandoned status means the mark no longer protects that name.