MARLBORO

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “MARLBORO” was registered on the Principal Register on April 29, 2008 and was cancelled on November 30, 2018 because the registrant, Philip Morris USA Inc., did not file a required Section 8 declaration. The registration covered tobacco products, specifically smokeless tobacco, as listed in class 034. A similar name used for other goods or services would raise the closest concern only if those goods or services are also tobacco or closely related; for unrelated products the risk is farther from the scope shown. The cancellation means the mark no longer carries the legal protections of the Principal Register, but the history does not prove that the name is free for all uses. No enforcement actions such as oppositions or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the likelihood of infringement in the tobacco field, but the mark’s prior registration still signals that the name has been used in commerce and could be a concern if the new use is in a related area.