DRAGON BALL Z

What this record means

The record shows the “DRAGON BALL Z” application is dead – it was expressly abandoned on November 12, 1996 by the applicant, Saban Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and never entered the register. The filing covered only class 016, which includes paper and printed‑matter items such as trading cards, stationery, gift wrap, party supplies, books, comics, calendars, pens, pencils, art kits, greeting cards and similar goods. Because the protection was limited to those paper‑based products, a similar name used on, say, clothing, food or digital services would be farther from the scope shown here, though the record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words. The prosecution history simply reflects the filing, examiner assignment and the final express abandonment; there are no oppositions, cancellations or court actions listed. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan paper‑goods branding that overlaps the listed items.