VAROOM!

What this record means

The record shows that VAROOM! is an abandoned service mark; the application filed by FUTUREDEX, INC., a California corporation, was abandoned on August 16 2002 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The only goods and services listed are in International Class 035 and cover “Provide business management and administration consultation services for others, and informational pamphlets, newsletters and brochures used therewith, and provide business information on companies planning public stock offerings to investors.” Because the filing is dead, the USPTO record does not give FUTUREDEX control over every use of the word VAROOM! but it does indicate a prior claim in the consulting‑and‑business‑information space, so a similar name used for comparable consulting or financial‑information services would raise the closest record‑based concern. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed on December 7 2001, assignment to an examiner on November 19 2001, and the final abandonment entry on August 16 2002; no further maintenance or enforcement actions appear in the file. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use VAROOM! for business‑consulting or investor‑information services.