What this record means
The record shows that the mark “MASTER CHEF YAN PRESENTS” is dead; it was abandoned because the owner, Yan Can Cook, Inc., a California corporation, never filed a Statement of Use or Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance. The mark was on the Principal Register and covered services in class 042, specifically restaurants, catering services, and consulting services in the field of quick‑service restaurants. A similar name would raise the closest concern in that same field of quick‑service restaurant services. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “MASTER CHEF” or “YAN PRESENTS” outside that specific service area. The prosecution history shows the standard sequence of extensions and eventual abandonment, with the last status event on December 5, 2004. No oppositions, cancellations, or court actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the abandoned status means the mark is no longer enforceable, but the specific service area still presents a potential concern if the new use is in quick‑service restaurants.
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