What this record means
The record shows that the mark “DUN’S” is no longer live; it was a principal registration that expired on November 13, 2001 because the owner, DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION, THE, did not renew it. The mark covered paper goods and printed matter, specifically magazines, leaflets, charts, graphs and tabulations of business information. A new use of a similar name in that same category would raise the closest concern, while uses in unrelated goods or services would be farther from the scope shown. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording. The prosecution history shows a straightforward renewal sequence with no opposition or cancellation beyond the final expiration. No enforcement activity is recorded. For someone considering a similar name, the expired status means there is no active registration to enforce, but the historical coverage of business‑information publications remains a potential point of caution.
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