THE FLOWERING FOREST
Pending · Under Examination LIVE/APPLICATION/Under Examination
What this record means
The record shows a live, pending application for the service mark THE FLOWERING FOREST owned by The Flowering Forest LLC, a Maryland limited‑liability company, and it is being examined on the Principal Register. The goods and services listed are retail plant‑nursery store services (selling plants, cuttings and seeds) in class 035, educational tours and online seminars about native woodlands, ecological restoration and foraging in class 041, and forestry restoration services in class 044; a similar name used in any of those areas would create the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “flowering” or “forest.” The prosecution history shows a final refusal was issued, a request for reconsideration was filed and denied, and the most recent meaningful event is the denial of that reconsideration on Sep 10 2026. No oppositions, cancellations or court actions appear in the supplied history. I’d treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a mark in the same plant‑related or ecological‑education space.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Service Mark
| Drawing type | 4 - STANDARD CHARACTER MARK |
| Filing basis | Use in Commerce (§1(a)). |
| Status | An Office action continuing a final refusal to register has been sent (issued) to the applicant. To view all documents in this file, click on the Trademark Document Retrieval link at the top of this page. |
Key dates
| Application filed | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Status date | Sep 10, 2026 |
Goods & services
Retail plant nursery store services featuring the sale of plants, cuttings and seeds; retail plant nursery store services featuring distribution of samples of plants, cuttings and seeds for the purpose of promoting public interest in and awareness of the need to encourage growth of plants native to local areas
Educational services, namely, conducting educational tours in the nature of conducting guided walking tours of forested areas relating to native woodlands plants, ecological restoration and foraging; educational services, namely conducting online seminars in the fields of native woodlands plants and ecological restoration
Forestry services, namely forest restoration services in the nature of planting and restoring native plants
Owner & representation
| Owner | The Flowering Forest LLC |
| Address | 6615 Hillandale Road, Chevy Chase, MARYLAND UNITED STATES 20815 |
| Entity | LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY - organized in MARYLAND |
| Attorney of record | Ira C. Edell |
| Correspondent | Ira C. Edell |
| Attorney email | e********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | 2 emails |
| Correspondent phone | 3********0 |
| Correspondent address | Rockville, MARYLAND |