ELSA

What this record means

The record shows that the “ELSA” service mark is cancelled – it was registered on the Principal Register on Feb 19 2002 but the registration was cancelled on Sep 21 2012 because the owner, Runzheimer International Ltd., did not file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, and the record now lists the status as “dead.” The only listed service is “providing employee relocation and cost‑of‑living data by means of a global computer network” in International Class 035, so a later applicant using a similar name for that type of online relocation data service would encounter the closest record‑based concern. The cancellation does not give the owner control over every use of the word “ELSA” in other fields. The prosecution history shows no Supplemental Register activity, only the standard examination and registration steps. The latest meaningful event is the Section 8 cancellation in 2012, and the supplied history shows no oppositions or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a comparable online relocation‑data service, but the risk is far lower for unrelated goods or services.