What this record means
The record shows that “PAPERBACK” is a live Principal Register service mark owned by Milan Gigantic, LLC, a California limited‑liability company, and it is currently active after a renewal filed on Feb 03 2025. The registration covers Class 043 services – specifically bar and restaurant services, bar services featuring beer, and taproom services featuring beer brewed on the premises, with the first use dated Oct 29 2014. Because the protection is limited to those hospitality‑related services, a similar name used for, say, publishing, apparel or software would fall outside the exact scope shown, though the same wording could still raise a concern if the goods or services overlap with the listed bar‑and‑restaurant context. The prosecution history shows a straightforward path to registration on the Principal Register with no supplemental‑register steps. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so no enforcement signals appear. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a brand in the same food‑and‑drink arena, but the risk lessens the farther you move away from those specific services.
Informational only - not legal advice.