STICK IT TO CONGRESS

What this record means

The record shows that “STICK IT TO CONGRESS” is a cancelled registration on the Principal Register, owned by Mark W. Gribbell. The mark covered mousepads with decorative designs in class 009, and the cancellation occurred on August 18, 2017 because the registrant failed to file a Section 8 declaration. Because the mark is no longer active, it does not give the owner control over the wording in general, but the specific goods—decorative mousepads—remain the closest area of concern for any new use that resembles the original mark. The prosecution history shows a straightforward path from application to allowance to registration, with no opposition or enforcement actions recorded. No enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is limited to the specific product line of decorative mousepads, and the cancelled status means the mark no longer protects that wording in that class.