PETAL

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “PETAL” is dead and was abandoned because the applicant, Nicholas B. Foussianes, failed to respond to an Office action. The mark was filed on August 25 1998 and the abandonment was recorded on September 22 2000. It was registered on the Principal Register for class 020, covering furniture. Because the mark is only listed for furniture, a similar name used for other goods or services would be farther from the specific scope shown by this record, but the record does not give control over every use of the word. No supplemental registration or further examination sequence is involved. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment in 2000, and no later maintenance or renewal dates appear. The supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern is the abandoned furniture mark, and the risk is that the name may still be protected in that narrow category.