FIDES STRAATHOF

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “FIDES STRAATHOF” was registered on the Principal Register in 2003 but was cancelled in 2010 because the owner failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The owner listed is FIDES STRAATHOF HOLDING B.V., a company organized in the Netherlands. The goods covered were agricultural seeds, bulbs, tubers, rhizomes, tree rootstock, live plants and flowers, and the services were agronomy consultation. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the areas of plant cultivation, seed sales, and agronomy services. The record does not give the mark control over all uses of the wording; it is limited to those specific goods and services. The prosecution history shows a normal sequence of publication, allowance, and a statement of use, with no indication that the mark was ever moved to the Supplemental Register. The latest event is the cancellation in April 2010, and no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the earlier registration still signals that the owner once claimed rights in those specific areas.