CLAIM UNDER REVIEW
High-confidence identity link: the official campaign filing identifies candidate Carlos Adams with signature Carlos G. Adams; USPTO serials 88802175 and 88802213 show printed signatory Carlos G. Adams and signature /Carlos G Adams/ for individual applicant Adams, Carlos Gil, while serial 86654837 bears /Carlos Gil Adams/. KAWC reports the candidate founded Adams Boxing, matching the USPTO applicant's AdamsBoxing mark context; 2020 USPTO forms use a Yuma mailing address. Together the recurring signature form, business-role bridge and Yuma context materially exceed a name-only match.
Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match.
Assessment
The evidence supports the main point, with stated limitations.
This is an editorial assessment of the cited evidence, not a finding by a court or public authority.
Evidence summary
S022: A reported interview. S026: An official trademark application file. S027: An official trademark application file. S028: An official trademark application file. S030: A filed campaign Statement of Organization.
What the evidence establishes
High-confidence identity link: the official campaign filing identifies candidate Carlos Adams with signature Carlos G. Adams; USPTO serials 88802175 and 88802213 show printed signatory Carlos G. Adams and signature /Carlos G Adams/ for individual applicant Adams, Carlos Gil, while serial 86654837 bears /Carlos Gil Adams/. KAWC reports the candidate founded Adams Boxing, matching the USPTO applicant's AdamsBoxing mark context; 2020 USPTO forms use a Yuma mailing address. Together the recurring signature form, business-role bridge and Yuma context materially exceed a name-only match.
What it does not establish
Analytical match, not biometric comparison or unique government identifier. Link only Carlos Adams, the Yuma candidate (P017) and Carlos Gil Adams (P018). USPTO citizenship entries remain applicant declarations and are not candidate filing facts.
What remains unknown
No biometric comparison or unique government identifier independently confirms the match.
First seen
Supporting sources 5
- Secondary source / research lead · News reportCity of Yuma candidate profiles: Carlos Adams
S022: A reported interview. - Publisher/custodian: KAWC; Carmen Márquez. - Source date/status: 2026-06-08. - Prior review: article text accessed 2026-10-01. - [Public source location](https://www.kawc.org/news/2026-06-08/city-of-yuma-candidate-profiles-carlos-adams). Context in the linked claims: - KAWC reports a San Diego birthplace, Yuma childhood and 2015 business start. - KAWC attributes a 2015 Adams Boxing founding to the candidate. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match.
- Primary source · Government recordAB ADAMSBOXING, serial 86654837
S026: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2015-06-08. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2015 AdamsBoxing application names an individual applicant and claims intent to use. - The trademark file gives a correspondence address and names Gene Bolmarcich. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match.
- Primary source · Government recordV ADAMS, serial 88802175, registration 6204005
S027: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2020-02-19. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2020 applications identify an individual owner and a Yuma mailing address. - The V ADAMS application claims a 2017 first-use date and narrower retail services. - Trademark specimens and forms describe different product milestones.
- Primary source · Government recordV, serial 88802213, registration 6141433
S028: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2020-02-19. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2020 applications identify an individual owner and a Yuma mailing address. - The V application covers apparel and footwear and claims first use in 2017. - Trademark specimens and forms describe different product milestones.
- Primary source · Campaign filingPC2026-03 Adams for Yuma Mayor, Statement of Organization
S030: A filed campaign Statement of Organization. - Publisher/custodian: City of Yuma City Clerk. - Source date/status: 2026-04-28. - Prior review: accessed and rendered 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The City filing identifies the candidate, committee and treasurer fields. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match. - Recurring business history supports a strong match between the 2021 profile and candidate.
Contradicting sources
No published contradicting sources are attached. This does not establish that none exist.
Sources 5
- Primary source · Government recordAB ADAMSBOXING, serial 86654837
S026: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2015-06-08. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2015 AdamsBoxing application names an individual applicant and claims intent to use. - The trademark file gives a correspondence address and names Gene Bolmarcich. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match.
- Secondary source / research lead · News reportCity of Yuma candidate profiles: Carlos Adams
S022: A reported interview. - Publisher/custodian: KAWC; Carmen Márquez. - Source date/status: 2026-06-08. - Prior review: article text accessed 2026-10-01. - [Public source location](https://www.kawc.org/news/2026-06-08/city-of-yuma-candidate-profiles-carlos-adams). Context in the linked claims: - KAWC reports a San Diego birthplace, Yuma childhood and 2015 business start. - KAWC attributes a 2015 Adams Boxing founding to the candidate. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match.
- Primary source · Campaign filingPC2026-03 Adams for Yuma Mayor, Statement of Organization
S030: A filed campaign Statement of Organization. - Publisher/custodian: City of Yuma City Clerk. - Source date/status: 2026-04-28. - Prior review: accessed and rendered 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The City filing identifies the candidate, committee and treasurer fields. - Campaign and trademark signatures support a strong applicant-candidate match. - Recurring business history supports a strong match between the 2021 profile and candidate.
- Primary source · Government recordV ADAMS, serial 88802175, registration 6204005
S027: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2020-02-19. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2020 applications identify an individual owner and a Yuma mailing address. - The V ADAMS application claims a 2017 first-use date and narrower retail services. - Trademark specimens and forms describe different product milestones.
- Primary source · Government recordV, serial 88802213, registration 6141433
S028: An official trademark application file. - Publisher/custodian: United States Patent and Trademark Office. - Source date/status: 2020-02-19. - Prior review: accessed 2026-10-01. - Original deep link withheld from this public package where source privacy or authentication review is needed. Use the source title, custodian and source ID for attribution; no claim that the original is inaccessible to everyone. Context in the linked claims: - The 2020 applications identify an individual owner and a Yuma mailing address. - The V application covers apparel and footwear and claims first use in 2017. - Trademark specimens and forms describe different product milestones.
Timeline events 6
- AdamsBoxing trademark application records intent to use
Application 86654837 for AB AdamsBoxing was filed with the USPTO by individual Adams, Carlos Gil under Section 1(b). It was signed 2015-05-26 and gives [street address withheld], El Cajon CA 92019. It claims no first-use date. Not proof of launch/use.
- Two trademark applications claim a 2017 first-use date
Two applications were filed with the USPTO: V ADAMS for retail services and V for apparel and footwear. Both claim use anywhere and in commerce at least as early as 2017-01-31. Applicant assertions for stated classes, not verified founding.
- City receives Adams for Yuma Mayor's organization statement
City of Yuma receives PC2026-03 Statement of Organization naming candidate and chair Carlos Adams; candidate signature appears Carlos G. Adams. Mayor, 2026 nonpartisan cycle. Filed name remains exactly Carlos Adams.
- KAWC profile reports the candidate's childhood and business start
KAWC publishes a Carlos Adams interview profile reporting San Diego birth, Yuma upbringing and Adams Boxing founded 2015. Reported/self-described history; no full legal name/DOB or corporate continuity established.
- KAWC profile dates Adams Boxing's founding to 2015
KAWC candidate profile reports Carlos Adams founded Adams Boxing in 2015. Interview-based reported origin, distinct from 2014 FBN filing and 2015 USPTO intent-to-use application.
- Business-history comparison supports the profile-candidate match
The business and reported-age chronology supports a strong match between the 2021 profile subject Carlos Adams (P016) and the Yuma candidate (P017); see R033. Identity assessment from independent source record convergence; not based on the family headline or photographs.
People 1
- Carlos Gil Adams (USPTO applicant; linked to Yuma candidate)
The trademark applications name Carlos Gil Adams as an individual applicant. Signature wording and separate business reporting support a strong analytical match to the Yuma candidate, without a unique government identifier; citizenship entries remain the applicant's declarations.