CINDERELLA

What this record means

The record shows that the application for “CINDERELLA” (Serial 75122253) was abandoned on June 13, 1997 after the applicant, GT MERCHANDISING & LICENSING CORP., failed to answer an Office action, so the mark is not live or registered. The filing covered only “clothing and footwear” in International Class 025, so the closest area of concern would be any new brand using “Cinderella” for apparel or shoes; uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown here. Because the application never reached registration, the record does not give the owner control over the word in any other context. The prosecution history lists a non‑final action mailed on November 5, 1996 and the abandonment entry on June 13, 1997, which are the most recent status events, and no enforcement actions appear in the file. I'd treat this as a modest concern for clothing‑related uses of the name.