TOP

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “TOP” is currently pending on the Principal Register, owned by Top Vending Machine Electronics Co., Ltd., a corporation organized in Taiwan. The application was filed on September 23, 2025 and the mark was published for opposition on March 10, 2026, with a Notice of Allowance issued May 5, 2026 and a Statement of Use processed August 18, 2026. The goods covered are electrical and scientific apparatus such as automated teller machines, cash registers, coin‑detecting devices, money‑counting machines, parking ticket terminals, time switches, time‑recording apparatus, time clocks, and voting machines. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the area of electronic payment and time‑keeping equipment. This record does not grant control over all uses of the word “TOP.” The prosecution history shows a straightforward allowance sequence with no opposition or cancellation events. The latest meaningful status event is the Statement of Use processing on August 18, 2026. No enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the presence of a pending mark in the same technical field suggests a meaningful risk of confusion or legal challenge.