DEALHOUND

What this record means

The record shows that the “DEALHOUND” service mark is abandoned; the last status entry on March 5 2012 notes that the applicant did not file a Statement of Use after the Notice of Allowance, so the application was cancelled and the mark is not live. The owner listed is Dealhound LLC, a Michigan limited‑liability company, and the filing was based on an intent‑to‑use basis. The goods and services are limited to class 035 advertising and business services, specifically a website that offers coupons, rebates, price‑comparison information, product reviews, links to retail sites, discount information, customer‑loyalty programs, contests and incentive awards for promotional purposes. Because the record only covers these online promotional activities, a similar name used in unrelated fields—say, software development or food products—would be farther from the scope shown here, though the wording itself is not cleared for all uses. The prosecution history shows the application moved through examination, received a notice of allowance, and then was abandoned for lack of use; there are no entries indicating oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so the supplied history shows no enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable coupon‑or‑loyalty website, but the risk drops for dissimilar services.