AFTON HEALTHCARE

What this record means

The record shows that “AFTON HEALTHCARE” is an abandoned service‑mark application filed by Afton Group, Inc., a Virginia corporation, and it is not currently live or registered. The only goods listed are “Health Care services” in International Class 044, so the closest area of concern would be any other health‑care‑related services that use the same wording. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “Afton” or “Healthcare” in unrelated fields. The prosecution history indicates the USPTO issued a non‑final office action in September 2008, followed by a notice of pseudo‑mark, and the applicant failed to respond, leading to an abandonment notice on April 24‑27 2009. No opposition, cancellation or court activity appears in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a health‑care service under a similar name, because the abandoned filing still signals that the USPTO once linked the wording to that sector.