GMAIL

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “GMAIL” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant did not respond to an Office action. The owner listed is Milo Cripps, an individual, and the mark was filed as a service mark on the Principal Register. The goods and services covered are communication services, specifically the transferring of electronic messages for groups of two or more people by means of a global computer network, first used on January 20, 1998. Because the mark is dead, it does not give the owner control over the wording in any context, but the closest area of concern would be services that involve electronic messaging or similar communication platforms. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in August 1999 and an abandonment on July 31, 2000, with no further maintenance or enforcement events recorded. For someone considering a similar name, the history suggests that while the mark no longer protects the term, a similar name in the same communication‑services field could still raise a potential concern.