PERCY FX

What this record means

The record shows that “PERCY FX” is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it dead after the owner, DePuy, Inc., failed to file a required Statement of Use or an extension after the Notice of Allowance was issued in July 2005, with the abandonment notice mailed on September 21 2006. The only listed goods are “orthopaedic medical device used to treat and fix bone fractures” in International Class 010, so a similar name would raise the closest concern if you are marketing orthopedic implants or related surgical hardware. The record does not give DePuy control over every use of the words “Percy” or “FX” in unrelated fields. Because the application was on the Principal Register and never moved to the Supplemental Register, the prosecution history simply reflects the standard refusal to register without proof of use, followed by abandonment. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice in September 2006, and no oppositions or cancellations appear in the file. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to sell orthopedic devices, but the risk drops sharply for unrelated products.