Stay of execution release date

[EmilyGNR]

STAY OF EXECUTION
Goods and Services   (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting music; Pre-recorded CDs, video tapes, laser disks and DVDs featuring music
(ABANDONED) IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical band; Providing a website for entertainment purposes featuring videos, photos, news and music about a musical group
Standard Characters Claimed   
Mark Drawing Code   (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number   86302577
Filing Date   June 6, 2014
Current Basis   1B
Original Filing Basis   1B
Published for Opposition   October 28, 2014
Owner   (APPLICANT) Rose, W. Axl INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES c/o Doug Mark, 120 El Camino Dr.,Ste.104 Beverly Hills CALIFORNIA 90212
Attorney of Record   Pamela Hicks
Type of Mark   TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register   PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator   DEAD
Abandonment Date   July 27, 2015

[GNR2014]

What a shocker

[reayj2003]

What a shocker

HaHa...You gotta laugh...or... Weep!

[reayj2003]

Very EXCITING though!

[EmilyGNR]

Very EXCITING though!

Hell of a lot more exciting than whining on a message board 

[ROSE]

STAY OF EXECUTION
Goods and Services   (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting music; Pre-recorded CDs, video tapes, laser disks and DVDs featuring music
(ABANDONED) IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical band; Providing a website for entertainment purposes featuring videos, photos, news and music about a musical group
Standard Characters Claimed   
Mark Drawing Code   (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number   86302577
Filing Date   June 6, 2014
Current Basis   1B
Original Filing Basis   1B
Published for Opposition   October 28, 2014
Owner   (APPLICANT) Rose, W. Axl INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES c/o Doug Mark, 120 El Camino Dr.,Ste.104 Beverly Hills CALIFORNIA 90212
Attorney of Record   Pamela Hicks
Type of Mark   TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register   PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator   DEAD
Abandonment Date   July 27, 2015

What is all this about? New Album or New Band?

[JAEBALL]

STAY OF EXECUTION
Goods and Services   (ABANDONED) IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Digital media, namely, pre-recorded DVDs, downloadable audio and video recordings, and CDs featuring and promoting music; Pre-recorded CDs, video tapes, laser disks and DVDs featuring music
(ABANDONED) IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment, namely, live performances by a musical band; Providing a website for entertainment purposes featuring videos, photos, news and music about a musical group
Standard Characters Claimed   
Mark Drawing Code   (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number   86302577
Filing Date   June 6, 2014
Current Basis   1B
Original Filing Basis   1B
Published for Opposition   October 28, 2014
Owner   (APPLICANT) Rose, W. Axl INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES c/o Doug Mark, 120 El Camino Dr.,Ste.104 Beverly Hills CALIFORNIA 90212
Attorney of Record   Pamela Hicks
Type of Mark   TRADEMARK. SERVICE MARK
Register   PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator   DEAD
Abandonment Date   July 27, 2015

What is all this about? New Album or New Band?

Nobody knows... a few months ago it was a hot topic of discussion that it could be a name of a new album or band/project, but all of that seems like a longshot right now.

[pilferk]

Whatever it was, it was abandoned, so it ain't no more.

[rebelhipi]

Thats a bummer.

[reayj2003]

And it was abondened the same day DJ released his letter. Coinsidense?

[GeorgeSteele]

And it was abondened the same day DJ released his letter. Coinsidense?

I think it is a coincidence.  My understanding is that if you apply to register a trademark that is not being used, but is intended to be used in the future, there's a certain deadline by which you actually have to provide evidence that you're using the trademark (or request an extension).  After that deadline passes, the application is considered abandoned.

[reayj2003]

I'm not covinced.

[Ginger King]

I'm not covinced.

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll get an official announcement soon.

[Spirit]

And it was abondened the same day DJ released his letter. Coinsidense?

I think it is a coincidence.  My understanding is that if you apply to register a trademark that is not being used, but is intended to be used in the future, there's a certain deadline by which you actually have to provide evidence that you're using the trademark (or request an extension).  After that deadline passes, the application is considered abandoned.

This is true.

[Ginger King]

And it was abondened the same day DJ released his letter. Coinsidense?

I think it is a coincidence.  My understanding is that if you apply to register a trademark that is not being used, but is intended to be used in the future, there's a certain deadline by which you actually have to provide evidence that you're using the trademark (or request an extension).  After that deadline passes, the application is considered abandoned.

This is true.

Still begs the questions:  what was it for and why was it abandoned?  Don't hold your breath waiting for answers.

[Spirit]

And it was abondened the same day DJ released his letter. Coinsidense?

I think it is a coincidence.  My understanding is that if you apply to register a trademark that is not being used, but is intended to be used in the future, there's a certain deadline by which you actually have to provide evidence that you're using the trademark (or request an extension).  After that deadline passes, the application is considered abandoned.

This is true.

Still begs the questions:  what was it for and why was it abandoned?  Don't hold your breath waiting for answers.

As you don't trademark album names, I still believe it was some sort of project, a band name.

[FunkyMonkey]

If it's a coincidence.  It's a strange coincidence.

[TheBaconman]

Why would abandon a trademark?

If you go through all the trouble of coming up with a name and then all the trouble of filling for the trade mark, wouldn't you just keep it?

Unless there is super high costs involved in keeping it, but I don't think there is

It's interesting for sure

[pilferk]

Bacon...the process is a pain in the ass.

You apply, pay a fee, and get a temporary/preliminary trademark.

Then you have to file a crap ton of paperwork, a detailed explanation of why you want it, what you're going to do with it (exactly) and why your use necessitates having the phrase/logo/etc trademarked.

Then, when you submit it, you pay an even bigger fee.

Then there is phase 3, where they ponder all the stuff you submitted, review to make sure there is no existing conflict with your trademark, and, I think,  allow "public comment" (ie: people can write in and object to your use because they are using the phrase/logo/etc in a similar way).

This looks to have gone through the first phase, and then the second was never completed (or the offices were notified that there was no intent to complete the 2nd phase).  There's lots of "non-DJ" reasons why that might be.

Heck...maybe they had an idea for use, and filed just to make sure there were no conflicts with something that IS trademarked...with no intention to go further.   Maybe their use doesn't require a trademark, but they wanted to make sure there were no potential conflicts/violations/confusions.

[GeorgeSteele]

Why would abandon a trademark?

If you go through all the trouble of coming up with a name and then all the trouble of filling for the trade mark, wouldn't you just keep it?

Unless there is super high costs involved in keeping it, but I don't think there is

It's interesting for sure

If the trademark is not used commercially by a certain deadline, the US trademark office will consider the application abandoned because they will not register trademarks that are not actually used.  So it's not as if Axl filed something to abandon this, he just missed a deadline by not doing anything with the "Stay of Execution" name (whatever it was going to be for).