JUST BECAUSE
Dead · Refused DEAD/APPLICATION/Refused/Dismissed or InvalidatedWhat this record means
The record shows that “JUST BECAUSE” is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it dead after the owner, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., failed to file a required Statement of Use following the Notice of Allowance, with the abandonment dated September 29 2000. The filing covered class 036 (arranging for and financing prepaid health‑care services) and class 042 (health‑care services), so a later user of the same wording in any health‑care‑related context would encounter the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “JUST BECAUSE” outside those listed services. Because the mark was never placed on the Supplemental Register, there is no supplemental‑register sequence to note. The prosecution history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so the supplied history shows no enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use the phrase for health‑care or insurance‑related offerings.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Service Mark
| Drawing type | 1 - TYPESET WORD(S) /LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Intent-to-Use (§1(b)). |
| Status | Abandoned because no Statement of Use or Extension Request timely filed after Notice of Allowance was issued. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | May 13, 1999 |
| Published for opposition | Jan 04, 2000 |
| Notice of Allowance | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Status date | Sep 29, 2000 |
Goods & services
Arranging for and financing prepaid health care services
Health care services
Owner & representation
| Owner | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. |
| Address | One Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES 94612 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in CALIFORNIA |
| Attorney of record | Rauer L. Meyer |
| Correspondent | RAUER L MEYER |
| Correspondent address | SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA |