IMA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “IMA” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by Music Resource Group, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company. The registration covers entertainment services, specifically conducting an annual competition featuring the music of independent musicians, first used in commerce on October 20, 1999. A similar name used in this exact or closely related entertainment‑competition context would raise the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “IMA”; it applies only to the specified services. The prosecution history shows a standard registration process with no supplemental register moves, and the latest maintenance event was the acceptance of the 10‑year renewal in August 2022. No oppositions, cancellations, or enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone looking to use a similar name in a different line of business, the risk is lower, but in the same entertainment‑competition sphere the mark presents a meaningful concern.