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 respond to an Office action, and the owner listed is Lead Stories, LLC, a Colorado limited‑liability company. The filing covered a Class 041 service: providing an Internet website portal that offers entertainment news and information, specifically focused on debunking fake news, trolling, scams, spamming, urban myths and viral stories. A similar name used for a website or online service in that same niche would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside that digital‑news‑debunking space are farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the wording, and it is not on the Supplemental Register. The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice on Oct 2 2019, and no oppositions or cancellations appear in the history. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a comparable online‑news‑debunking brand.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Service Mark
| 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 |