DUN'S DESKTOP MARKETING SYSTEMS

What this record means

The record shows that “DUN’S DESKTOP MARKETING SYSTEMS” is a dead, cancelled service mark owned by Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, The. The mark was registered on the Principal Register in 1992 for the specific service of providing access to computer databases in the marketing information field, class 042. A similar name would raise the closest concern in that same class, where the mark’s scope is limited to those database‑access services. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the words “desktop marketing systems” in other contexts. The prosecution history shows a straightforward registration and a later Section 8 cancellation in 1999 because the registrant failed to file a declaration. No opposition, cancellation, or court action appears in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. For someone looking to use a similar name, the main risk lies in the specific database‑access services in class 042, where the cancelled mark still signals prior use and potential confusion.