KUROUCHI

What this record means

The record shows that KUROUCHI is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it “dead” after the applicant, Garwick Industries, Ltd., failed to respond to an Office action, with the abandonment notice dated May 12 2012; there is no live registration or pending filing. The only goods listed are “Cutlery, namely, knives, chef knives and kitchen knives” in International Class 8, so a later user of the same word for kitchen knives would encounter the closest record‑based concern, while uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown here. Because the mark never reached registration, the record does not give the owner control over every use of the word KUROUCHI. The prosecution history simply reflects the non‑final Office action and the subsequent abandonment; there is no indication of a Supplemental Register filing. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice on May 12 2012, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to market knives under the same name, but the risk drops sharply for other product types.