TV FLOWERS AND GIFTS

What this record means

The record shows that “TV FLOWERS AND GIFTS” is an abandoned service mark; the application was filed by PC Flowers & Gifts, Inc., a Delaware corporation, on May 25 1999 and was abandoned on May 10 2000 because the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The only goods and services listed are “online retail store services featuring flowers and gifts by means of an interactive television network, interactive computer network, audiotext, personal digital assistants and telephone” in International Class 035, so a similar name used for any kind of flower‑or‑gift retail service delivered through those interactive media would be the closest area of concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “TV Flowers and Gifts” in unrelated fields. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed on September 9 1999, examiner assignments in August and April 2000, and a final abandonment entry on May 10 2000, which is the latest meaningful status event. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable interactive‑media flower‑gift service, because the abandoned filing still signals that the USPTO considered the wording tied to that specific business model.