JUST BECAUSE IT'S TRENDING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE
Dead · Refused DEAD/APPLICATION/Refused/Dismissed or Invalidated
What this record means
The record shows the application for “JUST BECAUSE IT'S TRENDING DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE” is dead; it was abandoned on Oct 2 2019 after the applicant failed to answer an Office action, and the owner listed is Lead Stories, LLC, a Colorado limited‑liability company. The filing covered Class 041 services – specifically a website portal that provides entertainment news, fact‑checking, and debunking of fake or viral content. A later‑filed mark that uses the same wording for a similar online news or fact‑checking service would run into the closest record‑based concern because the goods and services are narrowly described in that class. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the phrase in unrelated fields. No supplemental‑register details appear, and the prosecution history only reflects the abandonment notices and a non‑final action in early 2019. The supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations or court actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable web‑based news or debunking service.
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| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Use in Commerce (§1(a)). |
| Status | Abandoned because the applicant failed to respond or filed a late response to an Office action. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Status date | Oct 02, 2019 |
Goods & services
Providing an Internet website portal featuring entertainment news and information specifically in the field of news, debunking fake news, social media posts, debunking and identifying trolling, scamming, spamming, fake news, pseudo-news, false news, urban myths and viral news
Owner & representation
| Owner | Lead Stories, LLC |
| Address | Suite 400, 31 N. Tejon. St., Colorado Springs, COLORADO UNITED STATES 80903 |
| Entity | LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - organized in COLORADO |
| Attorney of record | David W Hannum |
| Correspondent | David W Hannum |
| Attorney email | j********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | j********@*****.com |
| Correspondent phone | 7********6 |
| Correspondent address | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO |