DRAGON BALL Z

What this record means

The record shows that “DRAGON BALL Z” is not a live mark – it was abandoned on Nov 12 1996 after the applicant filed an express abandonment, and the owner listed is Saban Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The only goods covered are in International Class 009 and include bicycle helmets, protective eyewear, eyeglasses and cases, CD‑ROMs, various electronic, multimedia and telecommunications apparatus, computer operating system software, prerecorded software, audio‑video tapes, records, audio‑video equipment, camera gear, radios, telephones, televisions, whistles and electronic diaries. Because the registration is limited to those technical and consumer‑electronics items, a similar name used for, say, a television series, clothing line or food product would be farther from the scope shown here, though the exact wording still appears in the USPTO database. The latest meaningful event is the express abandonment filing in November 1996, and the prosecution history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so the supplied history shows no enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan to market electronics or accessories under a similar name, but the record does not block all other uses of the words.