IMA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IMA” is no longer active; it was cancelled on November 4, 2011 because the registrant failed to file a required declaration. The owner listed is International Messaging Associates, Ltd., a corporation organized in Hong Kong. The mark was registered on the Principal Register for class 009, covering computer software for electronic messaging, with first use in March 1994 and use in commerce by June 1994. Because the cancellation was due to a Section 8 failure, the mark does not currently confer any rights, and the record does not establish control over the wording in any other context. No opposition, cancellation, or court action appears in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be using “IMA” in connection with computer software for electronic messaging, but the cancelled status means the mark no longer provides a legal basis for infringement claims.