What this record means
The record shows that the mark “SCOOTCH NOVA” is dead, having been abandoned because the applicant failed to respond or filed a late response to an Office action. The owner listed is PLAYDATE KIDS PUBLISHING, INC., a California corporation that filed the application on December 13, 2005. The mark was sought on the Principal Register for a wide array of toys and sporting goods, including action figures, plush toys, ride‑on toys, skateboards, surfboards, and various ball games. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the toy and sporting‑goods market, especially where the goods overlap with those listed. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over the specific goods and services shown. The prosecution history ends with an abandonment notice on June 27, 2007, and no enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the abandoned status suggests a lower risk, but the broad toy‑related goods listed still represent a notable area of concern.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
Toys and sporting goods, namely, action figures and accessories therefor; plush toys; balloons; bathtub toys; ride-on toys; equipment sold as a unit for playing card games; toy vehicles; dolls; flying discs; electronic hand-held game unit; game equipment sold as a unit for playing a board game, a card game, a manipulative game, a parlor game and an action type target game; stand alone video output game machines; jigsaw and manipulative puzzles; paper face masks; skateboards; ice skates; water squirting toys; balls--namely, playground balls, soccer balls, baseballs, basketballs; baseball gloves; swimming floats for recreational use; kickboard flotation devices for recreational use; surfboards; swim boards for recreational use; swim fins; toy bakeware and toy cookware; toy banks; toy snow globes; and Christmas tree ornaments
