IMA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IMA” is dead, having been abandoned because the owner, ZF Group NAO, did not file a Statement of Use or an Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance was issued. The mark was filed on June 12 2006 and was published for opposition on January 23 2007. It was registered in class 012 for stabilizer links for vehicles. Because the mark is no longer active, it does not give the owner control over the word “IMA” in all contexts, but it does establish that the owner once claimed rights to that term for a specific automotive component. The prosecution history shows a series of extensions requested and granted, but no opposition or cancellation actions are recorded. The last significant event was the abandonment notice on November 16 2009. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be in the automotive parts field, especially stabilizer links, but the abandoned status reduces the risk of immediate conflict.