CINDERELLA

What this record means

The record shows that the “CINDERELLA” application filed by PRIME TIME TOYS LTD., a Hong Kong limited corporation, is dead – it was abandoned on June 6 1997 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The only goods listed are “compact cases containing play environments sold with miniature figures; and lockets sold with miniature figures,” both in International Class 020, with a first use date of November 30 1994. Because the filing covers only those toy‑related items, a similar name used for unrelated products would be farther from the scope shown here, but a name used for toys or miniature‑figure accessories would raise the closest record‑based concern. The prosecution history notes a non‑final action mailed on July 19 1996 and the subsequent abandonment, and no enforcement actions such as oppositions or cancellations appear in the file. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a toy or miniature‑figure brand, since the abandoned filing still signals a prior claim in that niche.