TOPPERS

What this record means

The record shows that the mark TOPPERS is dead, having been abandoned by its owner, Recot, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The abandoned application covered potato‑based snacks such as potato chips, crisps and puffed potato snacks in class 029, and corn‑based snack foods such as tortilla chips, corn chips and puffed corn snacks in class 030. Because the application was withdrawn, the mark does not grant any rights over those goods, but it does indicate that a similar name could raise the closest concern for those specific snack products. The record does not establish control over every use of the word “TOPPERS.” The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed in August 2001, followed by an express abandonment in February 2002, with no further maintenance or enforcement events recorded. Since no opposition or cancellation appears, the supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the closest record‑based concern would be for potato‑ or corn‑based snack foods, and the abandonment suggests that the owner is no longer protecting the mark.