SAMSUNG

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “SAMSUNG” is no longer active; it was cancelled on October 6, 2001 because the registrant, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., failed to file a Section 8 declaration. The mark had been registered on the Principal Register in 1994 for goods such as dishwashing machines, electric juicers and electric washing machines for laundry, first used in commerce in February 1982. Because the cancellation was due to a maintenance failure, the mark does not currently confer any legal protection, but the history indicates that Samsung once claimed rights over those specific household appliance categories. A new name that is similar to “SAMSUNG” and used for comparable appliances would raise the closest record‑based concern, while use in unrelated fields would be farther from the scope shown. The supplied history contains no visible enforcement actions such as oppositions or cancellations after publication. The practical risk for someone considering a similar name is that, although the mark is dead, the prior registration still signals that Samsung once held rights in that narrow appliance area, so caution is warranted if the new name could be confused with Samsung’s former appliance brand.