What this record means
The record shows that the mark “MASTER CHEF” is dead, having been abandoned by its owner, Infoserve Technologies Corp., a corporation organized in New York. The abandoned application was filed on October 25, 2006 on the Principal Register under the basis of intent‑to‑use and covered the class 009 goods of computer software for restaurant management and analysis. Because the mark is no longer live, it does not give the owner control over the wording in any other context, but the specific software‑related goods listed in the record represent the closest area of concern for a similar name. The prosecution history indicates that the examiner issued a non‑final action in March 2007, the applicant did not respond, and the application was abandoned on October 10, 2007. No oppositions, cancellations, or court actions appear in the supplied history, so the record shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the main risk lies in the software‑management area described in the abandoned filing.
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