What this record means
The record shows that the mark “EDWARDS NOVAFLEX” is dead; it was abandoned because the owner, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, did not file a Statement of Use or an Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance was issued on October 13, 2009. The mark was held on the Principal Register and covered the specific product of a heart valve and heart valve delivery system, including a balloon catheter and introducer sheath for percutaneous or minimally invasive implantation of a heart valve. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the medical device field, particularly for heart valve delivery systems. The record does not give Edwards Lifesciences control over every use of the words “Edwards” or “Novaflex” in unrelated contexts. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. The last meaningful event was the abandonment notice on May 17, 2010. For anyone looking to use a similar name, the abandoned status reduces the risk of direct infringement, but the specific medical device scope remains a potential concern.
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