ZEISS
Live · Registered LIVE/REGISTRATION/Issued and Active
What this record means
The record shows that ZEISS is a live Principal Register trademark owned by CARL ZEISS AG, with the registration renewed on Mar 9 2026. It covers a broad range of optical and scientific equipment in International Class 009 (telescopes, binoculars, lenses, measuring instruments, laser meters and related optical hardware), Class 010 (ophthalmic and medical devices such as ophthalmoscopes, slit lamps and vision‑testing equipment) and Class 042 (data‑processing programs and measuring services for those products). A similar name used for anything in those categories would create the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside those fields are farther from the listed scope but not automatically free of risk. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “ZEISS.” There is no Supplemental Register entry, and the prosecution history simply reflects the normal filing, publication, registration and periodic renewal steps. The supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so no enforcement signals appear. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name that will sit in the same optical‑instrument or medical‑device space.
Informational only - not legal advice.Mark Trademark, Service Mark
| Drawing type | 3 - AN ILLUSTRATION DRAWING WHICH INCLUDES WORD(S)/ LETTER(S) /NUMBER(S) |
| Filing basis | Foreign Registration (§44(e)). |
| Status | The registration has been renewed. |
| Acquired distinctiveness §2(f) | In whole |
Key dates
| Application filed | Jun 17, 1994 |
| Published for opposition | Sep 26, 1995 |
| Registered (Principal) | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Status date | Mar 09, 2026 |
Goods & services
telescopes, [ including sun-tracking telescopes; ] binoculars; field-glasses; telescope spectacles; hunting binoculars; [ theatre glasses; ] riflescopes; [ spectacle frames; ] spectacle lenses; polarization spectacles; [ contact lenses; ] magnifiers; magnifying spectacles; protective eye wear including laser protective eye wear; optical and/or electronic equipment for measuring lengths; center thickness meters; three-coordinate measuring machines; rotary tables for coordinate measuring; optical and/or electronic equipment for differential height measurement; optical and/or electronic instruments and laser meters for measuring distance; optical instruments for measuring angles; [ photogrammetric analyzers; interpretation instruments for photogrammetry; surveillance cameras; photo-flight equipment; redressment instruments for photogrammetry; electronic and/or optical measuring instruments for geodetic purposes; cartographic information system comprising plotters, software, databases, data acquisition tools; map revision plotters; reconnaissance cameras; copiers for photogrammetry; aerial analysing instruments; aerial mapping cameras; aerial survey cameras; sketchmasters comprising optical instruments used to make, complete, and revise maps and terrain sketches, and to draw views of landscapes and other objects; levels; theodolites; ] illumminators for microscopes; microscopes including stereomicroscopes; discussion bridges for microscopes; rotary stages for microscopes; darkfield accessories for microscopes; interference systems for microscopes comprising double-beam head, reference plate, circular mirrors and interference beam splitter; condensers for microscopes; co-observation attachment for microscope; drawing attachments for microscope; aspherical [ and astronomical ] optics; [ astrographs; astrographic and photographic objectives; ] semiconductor objectives; objectives for microscopes; attachment lenses; lens carriers; lens shutters; [ astronomical instruments; atomic absorption spectrophotometers; ] autocollimators; diffraction gratings; diffractions optics; celostats; computer programs used in connection with the operation of, or analysis of data obtained from, coordinate measuring machines, microscopes, and/or other optical and medical products; refractors; electron microscopes; prisms; spectrometers; tacheometers; technoscopes; absorbance meters and recorders; photometers; stereoscopes; filters for optical equipment; fluorometers; grating for X-ray monochromators; glass meters; glass scales; [ planetaria; ] projectors for planetaria; rotary encoders; interferometers; invertoscopes; polarisation and interference optical filters; ceratometers; colposcopes; coronographs; polarimeters; optical crystal; perimeters; [ colorimeter; ] laser protection filters; laser for industrial purposes; [ meridian circles; ] spectroscopes; micro hardness testers; microscope cameras; monochromators; night scopes; oculars; synthetic optical crystal; [ optical plummets; ] optical mirrors; [ orthoprojectors; ] electronic and/or optical instruments for measuring surfaces; reflectors; profilometers; scientific or industrial X-ray cameras; scientific or industrial X-ray optics; focimeters; [ solar simulators; ] voltage meters; spectrum lamps; [ stereopantometers; star sensor; star simulators; thermographic system comprising plotters and rip ruster image processors; space qualified optics; ] laser scales; surgical and medical lasers and microscopes; ceiling mounts and tracks for operation microscopes; stands for operation microscopes; wall mounts for examination and operation microscopes
medical and surgical equipment, namely interpupillometer; eye mirrors; ophthalmoscopes; slit lamps; instrument tables for ophthalmological equipment; near visual acuity testers; ophthalmometers; vision testing equipment; refractioning units; skiaskopes; skiaskopy discs; stereophoto equipment for ophthalmological instruments; refractometers; fundus cameras; tonometers; instrument tables; biometer for intraocular lenses retina cameras; ophthalmic workstations; ophthalmological diagnostic equipment; ophthalmological diagnostic sets; ophthalmological illuminators; ophthalmological magnifiers; scleral lamps; medical X-ray cameras and medical X-ray optics
[ creating for others advertising relating to microscopes and/or other optical products ]
creating for others data processing programs relating to coordinate measuring machines and other optical products; and measuring parts for others
Owner & representation
| Owner | CARL ZEISS AG |
| Address | Carl-Zeiss-Strasse 22, Oberkochen GERMANY 73447 |
| Entity | CORPORATION - organized in GERMANY |
| Attorney of record | Ronald S. Kadden |
| Correspondent | Ronald S. Kadden |
| Attorney email | r********@*****.com |
| Correspondent email | 3 emails |
| Correspondent phone | 3********5 |
| Correspondent address | Chicago, ILLINOIS |