JUST BECAUSE

What this record means

The record shows that “JUST BECAUSE” is an abandoned application (status dead) filed by Australian Vintage Limited, and it never entered the register because the applicant failed to respond to an Office action, with the abandonment notice mailed on Nov 14 2022. The filing covered two classes: Class 032 for non‑alcoholic drinks such as alcohol‑free wine, fruit‑juice beverages and carbonated drinks, and Class 033 for alcoholic wines, fortified wines, spirits and liqueurs. A later filing that uses the same wording in any of those beverage categories would run into the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside those drink categories would be farther from the scope shown here. The prosecution history records a refusal in May 2022 followed by the abandonment, but there is no indication of any opposition, cancellation or court action. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a similar name for beverages, because the abandoned filing still signals the USPTO’s view of the mark in that market.