TOAD MURPHY

What this record means

The record shows that “TOAD MURPHY” is an abandoned service‑mark application filed by Toad Murphy Corporation, a California corporation, and it is not live or registered; the USPTO mailed an abandonment notice on May 31 2013 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The application covered advertising and business services in International Class 035, specifically a range of marketing, brand‑development, social‑media strategy and event‑planning services provided to corporate and individual clients. A similar name used for comparable advertising, branding or digital‑marketing services would raise the closest record‑based concern because the goods and services are narrowly focused on those activities. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “toad” or “murphy” in unrelated fields. The prosecution history shows the examiner issued an amendment and priority action in November 2012, but the applicant never responded, leading to abandonment. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a brand in the same advertising‑and‑marketing space.