MASTERCHEF

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “MASTERCHEF” is dead because the applicant, Advertainment Media LLC, failed to respond to an Office action. The mark was filed on March 7, 2016 and abandoned on January 6, 2017. It was registered on the Principal Register for class 008 goods, specifically a hand‑operated food processor first used in commerce on March 1, 2016. Because the mark is no longer active, the owner no longer holds exclusive rights to that wording for those goods, but the abandoned filing still indicates that the owner once claimed a claim of distinctiveness for that name in that specific product category. The prosecution history shows a typical sequence of a non‑final action and a pseudo‑mark notice before abandonment, with no supplemental register involvement. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone looking to use a similar name for a different product or service, the closest concern would be in the food‑processing area; for unrelated goods or services the risk is farther from the specific scope shown.