DISNEY

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “DISNEY” is live and registered on the Principal Register, owned by DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC., a Delaware corporation. It protects the word “DISNEY” for children’s story books and a newspaper, classes 016, first used in commerce in 1974. A similar name would raise the closest concern for those same goods, especially children’s books, because that is the exact scope shown. The record does not give control over every use of the word; it only covers the listed goods. There is no Supplemental Register activity, and the prosecution history is empty, so no descriptiveness refusal or amendment sequence is shown. The most recent maintenance event was the renewal on November 9, 2021, and no other dates are supplied. The supplied history shows no visible enforcement activity. For someone looking to use a similar name, the risk is that the mark could be challenged for the same or closely related goods, particularly children’s books.