What this record means
The record shows that the mark “NOVI STARS” is dead, having been abandoned because the owner, MGA Entertainment, Inc., did not file a Statement of Use or Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance. The mark was filed on February 8, 2012 and was published for opposition on August 14, 2012. The goods listed are a wide range of children’s toys and games, including action figures, board games, and sporting protective gear. A similar name would raise the closest concern for use in those same toy and game categories. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording, only over the specific goods listed. No enforcement activity—oppositions, cancellations, or court actions—is visible in the supplied history. The last meaningful event was the abandonment notice on May 12, 2014. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that the abandoned mark still signals a prior claim in the toy and game space, so careful attention to those goods is warranted.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
ACTION FIGURES AND PLAY SETS THEREFOR; ACTION SKILL GAMES; ARCADE GAMES; ATHLETIC PROTECTIVE PADS, NAMELY, ARM PADS, KNEE PADS, ELBOW PADS AND WRIST PADS FOR CYCLING, SKATING AND SKATEBOARDING; BALLOONS; BEACH BALLS; BEAN BAG DOLLS; BOARD GAMES; BODY BOARDS; CARD GAMES; CHILDREN'S PLAY COSMETICS; CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENTS EXCEPT CONFECTIONERY OR ILLUMINATION ARTICLES; CRAFT SETS FOR DECORATING BALLOONS; DOLLS; DOLL CLOTHING; DOLL ACCESSORIES; FLYING DISCS; HAND HELD UNIT FOR PLAYING ELECTRONIC GAMES EXCEPT FOR THOSE ADAPTED FOR USE WITH AN EXTERNAL DISPLAY SCREEN OR MONITOR; IN-LINE SKATES; KITES; MOBILES FOR CHILDREN; PARTY FAVORS IN THE NATURE OF CRACKERS AND NOISEMAKERS; PLAYGROUND BALLS; PLAYING CARDS; PLUSH TOYS; PUPPETS; PUZZLES; ROLLER SKATES; SKATEBOARDS; SKIM BOARDS; SOCCER BALLS; SWIM FLOATS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; SWIM FINS; TOY ACTION FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; TOY VEHICLES AND PLAY SETS THEREFOR; TOY SCOOTERS; VOLLEYBALLS, WATER WING SWIM AIDS FOR RECREATIONAL USE; WIND-UP TOYS; AND YO-YOS
