THE PAPER ACADEMY

What this record means

The record shows that “THE PAPER ACADEMY” is a live, registered service mark owned by Terina Bainter, an individual, and it is listed on the Supplemental Register. The mark protects educational services in class 041—specifically in‑person and online courses, seminars, workshops, and coaching about the organization and management of paper—as well as legal and personal services in class 045, such as a website with information on personal and home paper organization and support groups. Because the goods and services are narrowly focused on paper organization, a similar name used in unrelated fields would be a farther concern, while a name used for paper‑related education or organization services would raise the closest record‑based concern. The prosecution history shows a standard sequence: the application was filed in February 2022, examined, approved for registration on the Supplemental Register in December 2022, and the mark was officially registered on February 28, 2023. No oppositions, cancellations, or enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is meaningful if the new use falls within the same paper‑organization or education services, but the mark does not control every use of the wording.