SHOP OWNER

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “SHOP OWNER” was registered on the Supplemental Register on February 15, 2011, but the registration was cancelled on September 17, 2021 because the owner, Babcox Media, Inc., failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark covered magazines and non‑downloadable online publications about automobiles and automotive maintenance and repair in classes 016 and 041. Because the goods are specific to automotive publications, a similar name used for unrelated products would be a farther concern, while a name used for automotive magazines or related online content would raise the closest record‑based concern. The prosecution history indicates the mark was initially refused for descriptiveness, then amended and accepted into the Supplemental Register; this sequence shows the mark was never accepted onto the Principal Register. No oppositions, cancellations, or court actions appear in the supplied history, so the record shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled Supplemental registration suggests a limited, but not absent, risk of conflict if the new use is in the same automotive publication niche.