VAROOM BALLOON

What this record means

The record shows that “VAROOM BALLOON” is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it dead after the owner, Garage Toys, LLC, failed to file a required Statement of Use or an extension after the Notice of Allowance was issued in March 2007; the abandonment notice was mailed on August 7 2008. The only goods listed are “Bicycle accessory, namely, an apparatus attached to the bicycle wheel spokes that produces simulated v‑twin motorcycle engine sound” in International Class 012, so a similar name used for anything else would be farther from the scope shown here. Because the filing never resulted in a registration, the record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “VAROOM” or “BALLOON.” No Supplemental Register entry appears, and the prosecution history simply reflects the allowance and the later abandonment. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice in August 2008, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations or court actions. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan a bicycle‑wheel accessory with a similar name, but the risk is limited to that narrow product area.