SAILING DEFENSE

What this record means

The record shows that the application for “SAILING DEFENSE” filed by RANDALL PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, a California corporation, was abandoned on September 22 2000 because no Statement of Use or extension was filed after the Notice of Allowance was issued, so the mark is not live or registered. The only goods listed are “cosmetics, namely, sunscreens and sunblocks” in International Class 3, meaning a similar name would raise the closest concern for products in the sunscreen or sunblock market. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “sailing” or “defense” in other industries. The prosecution history shows the application moved through standard examination steps, received a Notice of Allowance on March 21 2000, and then was abandoned for lack of use. No opposition, cancellation, or court action appears in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a sunscreen brand with a similar name, because the abandoned filing still signals a prior claim in that product space.