CINDERELLA

What this record means

The record shows that the mark CINDERELLA was registered on the Principal Register to Richard Ryder Graves as an individual, but it is now dead because the registration was not renewed and expired on July 19, 1993; the owner listed is GRAVES, RICHARD RYDER. The registration covered only class 001 goods described as “POTTING SOIL,” with the first use in commerce dated March 29, 1971. Because the protection was limited to that specific horticultural product, a similar name used for unrelated goods—say clothing, entertainment services, or food—would be far removed from the scope shown here, though the exact wording could still raise a concern if used for soil or closely related gardening items. The prosecution history notes a successful registration in 1978 and the later expiration in 1993, and no opposition, cancellation or other enforcement activity appears in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a modest concern only if you plan to market potting soil or a closely related product under the same name.