SECURESTEP

What this record means

The record shows that “SECURESTEP” is a cancelled Principal Register service mark owned by Nextep, Inc., a corporation organized in Oklahoma; the registration was cancelled on Jan 12 2018 because the owner failed to file a required Section 8 declaration. The mark was limited to Class 036, covering “administration of employee benefit plans and programs concerning insurance and finance, workers’ compensation disability insurance, employee pension and investment plans,” so a similar name used in the same insurance‑or‑financial‑services context would present the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give Nextep control over every possible use of the word “securestep” outside that narrow field. Because the mark was never placed on the Supplemental Register, there is no supplemental‑register examination sequence to note. The latest meaningful event is the Section 8 cancellation, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations by others, or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use a similar name for employee‑benefit or insurance services.