What this record means
The record shows that the mark “MASTER CHEF COLLECTION” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The owner listed is Miele, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The mark was applied for on an Intent‑to‑Use basis and covered electric gas and cooking ovens, cooktops, and oven ventilating hoods in class 011. A similar name would raise the closest concern for use in the same category of kitchen appliances, especially ovens and cooktops. The record does not give the mark control over all uses of the words “Master Chef” or “Collection” in other contexts. The prosecution history shows a standard sequence of Office actions and a Notice of Allowance before abandonment, with no indication that the mark was ever moved to the Supplemental Register. The last meaningful event was the abandonment notice on October 13, 2005. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone looking to use a similar name in the kitchen appliance space, this record suggests a meaningful risk of confusion with Miele’s abandoned mark.
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