What this record means
The record shows that the mark “PAPERPILE” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by Paperpile LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The registration covers software‑as‑a‑service services for collecting, managing, citing, and writing research documents under class 042. A similar name used for comparable SaaS research‑management tools would raise the closest concern, while use in unrelated fields would be farther from the scope shown. The record does not give control over every use of the word “paperpile.” The prosecution history indicates a straightforward examination that led to registration on the Principal Register, with no supplemental‑register steps. The most recent event is the registration confirmation on October 7, 2025, and no maintenance or renewal dates are supplied. No opposition, cancellation, or enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the visible record suggests a meaningful risk of conflict if the goods or services overlap with research‑document SaaS.
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