B&L RAY-BAN USA

What this record means

The record shows that B&L RAY‑BAN USA, owned by Bausch & Lomb Inc., was registered on the Principal Register for sunglasses, shooting glasses and ophthalmic frames in International Class 009, but the registration was cancelled on September 20 1993 because the owner failed to file a required Section 8 declaration, so the mark is now dead. Because the listed goods are eyewear, a later applicant using a similar name for any kind of glasses, lenses or related eye‑care products would run into the closest record‑based concern, while uses in unrelated fields would be farther from this scope. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “B&L,” “Ray‑Ban” or “USA.” No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply moves from approval to registration and then cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations beyond the Section 8 event, or other enforcement signals. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name that overlaps the eyewear market.