THE WILTON METHOD OF COOKIE DECORATING
Dead · Refused DEAD/APPLICATION/Refused/Dismissed or Invalidated
What this record means
The record shows the mark THE WILTON METHOD OF COOKIE DECORATING was abandoned on April 18 2016 because the owner, Wilton Industries, Inc., never filed a required Statement of Use after the Notice of Allowance, so the application is dead and not a live registration. The only goods listed are “educational services, namely, conducting classes in the field of cake and dessert decorating” in International Class 041, so a similar name used for cooking‑school classes or dessert‑decorating workshops would be the closest area of concern. The record does not give Wilton control over every use of the words “method of cookie decorating” in unrelated fields. The prosecution history shows the application moved from filing in April 2015 through publication, allowance and finally abandonment, but there is no indication of any opposition, cancellation or court action. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to offer comparable decorating classes.
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| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Intent-to-Use (§1(b)). |
| Status | Abandoned because no Statement of Use or Extension Request timely filed after Notice of Allowance was issued. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Apr 03, 2015 |
| Published for opposition | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Notice of Allowance | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Status date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Goods & services
Educational services, namely, conducting classes in the field of cake and dessert decorating
Owner & representation
| Owner | Wilton Industries, Inc. |
| Address | Legal Department, 2240 West 75th Street, Woodridge, ILLINOIS UNITED STATES 60517 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in DELAWARE |
| Attorney of record | |
| Correspondent | WILTON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Correspondent email | 2 emails |
| Correspondent phone | 6********4 |
| Correspondent address | Naperville, ILLINOIS |