IRON MAN

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IRON MAN” is dead; it was abandoned after a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The owner listed is Credence Technologies, Inc., a California corporation. The mark was registered on the Principal Register for class 009, covering scientific measuring instruments such as conductivity meters, and the first use was in July 2006. Because the goods are specifically scientific instruments, a similar name used for unrelated products would be farther from the scope shown here, but the record does not give control over every use of the wording. No supplemental register or prosecution history is present, and the last status event was the abandonment in September 2008. The supplied history contains no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be in the area of scientific measuring instruments, and the record suggests that the mark is no longer enforceable in that field.