PhraseSafe is an informational tool and is not legal advice. A match (or no match) does not mean a phrase is or isn't safe to use. Consult a trademark attorney for decisions.
This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Trademark status can change; confirm with the USPTO or a trademark attorney.
Status: No longer registered. None of the exact-match USPTO records we checked are live (checked Oct. 18, 2026, about 3:10 PM PT).
None of the merch-class records we checked is live. When the meme took off in late 2019, several people filed OK BOOMER applications for clothing within weeks of each other. The exact-match merch filings we checked are all dead, abandoned in 2020 after the applicants didn't respond to Office actions.
| Mark | Mark type | Status | Classes | Owner | Goods (excerpt) | Filed | Serial | Reg. No. / date | Status date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK BOOMER | Standard characters | Dead: application abandoned/refused | 25 | Yen, Kevin | 025: Clothing, namely, shirts, sweaters, shorts, shoes, and accessories | Oct. 31, 2019 | 88675174 | — | Sep. 11, 2020 | TSDR |
| OK, BOOMER... | Standard characters | Dead: application abandoned/refused | 25 | Rust Belt Creations & Co. | 025: Clothing, namely, tops, bottoms, jackets, coats, gloves, ear warmers, hats, caps, skull caps, aprons, beachwear, beach cover-ups, underwear, bath robes, pajamas, … | Nov. 14, 2019 | 88692510 | — | Sep. 03, 2020 | TSDR |
| OK BOOMER. | Standard characters | Dead: application abandoned/refused | 25 | Chirda LLC | 025: Clothing, namely, shirts, hoodies, sweaters, pants, shorts, shoes, and accessories | Dec. 01, 2019 | 88711225 | — | Sep. 11, 2020 | TSDR |
Goods text is quoted from the USPTO record and shortened where marked “…”. Classes listed are international classes. A dash (—) means no registration has issued.
Mark type matters. A standard-character mark covers the wording itself, in any font or style. A stylized or design (logo) mark is registered as shown, and how far it reaches to the same words in plain text is fact-specific. A trademark attorney can tell you how it applies to your design.
About this check. This page lists only the 3 USPTO records shown above. We picked them from a limited sample of search results (the top 100 results per phrase search, when a common phrase can have thousands of related filings) and verified each one on its USPTO TSDR status page. Other filings, live or dead, may exist. Where this page says "none," it means none in the records we checked.
Shirts and apparel (class 25). Kevin Yen (filed Oct. 31, 2019), Rust Belt Creations & Co. ("OK, BOOMER...", filed Nov. 14, 2019), and Chirda LLC ("OK BOOMER.", filed Dec. 1, 2019) all applied for clothing. All three were abandoned in September 2020.
Stickers, mugs and bags (classes 16, 21, 18). This page covers only the three clothing records in the table. We didn't verify every OK BOOMER filing.
Punctuation doesn't matter much. The three records use different punctuation, but they would be treated as essentially the same phrase. Adding a comma or period to a live mark wouldn't get around it either.
Snapshot reminder. Meme phrases see bursts of applications. If a new one is filed and registered, the situation changes. That's what monitoring is for.
Variants are starting points, not clearances. Any new wording can match a record we didn't list or a filing made after our check. Run every final phrase through a search before you list it.
One phrase is easy to look up. Hundreds of listings aren't. PhraseSafe checks the titles and tags in your Etsy or Shopify listings export against USPTO trademark records in merch classes and flags matches with status, class, owner and filing date. Starter scans up to 500 listings at a time. Pro adds a monthly new-filing check and daily status checks on marks you watch, with results shown on your PhraseSafe dashboard. Paid plans are activated with a license key.
This page is informational only and is not legal advice. Trademark status can change; confirm with the USPTO or a trademark attorney. A match (or no match) doesn't mean a phrase is or isn't okay to use.
Trademark data: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office public records, verified on USPTO TSDR status pages. Last checked: Oct. 18, 2026, about 3:10 PM PT. Not affiliated with the USPTO or any marketplace.