PAPER FLOWERS

What this record means

The record shows that “PAPER FLOWERS” is a cancelled Principal Register registration (Reg. No. 4092265) owned by Universal Yarn, Inc., a North Carolina corporation; the cancellation was entered on Aug 31 2018 because the required Section 8 declaration was not filed. The registration covered only yarns (International Class 023) with a first use date of May 11 2011, so the closest area of concern would be any later use of the same phrase for yarns or closely related textile fibers. The record does not give Universal Yarn control over the words “paper flowers” in other product categories, such as décor, stationery or cosmetics. 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 in August 2018, and no opposition, cancellation proceeding or other enforcement action appears in the history. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to market yarns under a similar name, but the risk is far lower for unrelated goods.