DEATHGUARD

What this record means

The record shows that DEATHGUARD was registered on the Principal Register by Islamorada Sportsman, Inc. for clothing items such as footwear, hats, pants, shorts, sweaters, swim trunks and T‑shirts, and that the registration was cancelled on March 8 2024 because the owner failed to file an acceptable Section 8 declaration. The goods listed are limited to apparel, so a later use of the same word on unrelated products—say, software or food—would be farther from the scope shown here, while another clothing brand using DEATHGUARD would create the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word, only over the specific apparel categories listed. The prosecution history shows routine post‑registration maintenance reminders and a final Section 8 cancellation, with no oppositions, cancellations, or court actions recorded, so there are no visible enforcement signals. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a clothing line with the same name, because the cancelled registration still reflects a prior claim to that mark in the apparel space.