FACONATOR

What this record means

The record shows that FACONATOR is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it “dead” after the owner, The Happy Pig LLC, failed to file a required Statement of Use following the Notice of Allowance, with the abandonment notice dated May 21 2012. The only goods listed are “Meat substitutes, namely, vegetarian meatloaf” in International Class 029, so a similar name used for food products, especially plant‑based meat items, would be the closest area of concern; uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown here. Because the filing never resulted in a registration, the record does not give The Happy Pig LLC control over the word “FACONATOR” in any other context. The prosecution history shows the application moved through examination, was approved for publication, and then received a Notice of Allowance before being abandoned, but it never reached the Supplemental Register. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice on May 21 2012, and no oppositions or cancellations appear in the history. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to brand a vegetarian meat product with a similar name.