BANDAI

What this record means

The record shows a live Principal Register service mark for “BANDAI,” owned by KABUSHIKI KAISHA BANDAI (BANDAI CO., LTD), a corporation organized in Japan. It covers class 042 services – specifically providing computer software for games, downloadable magazines and books for games, and providing information in many fields via a global computer network – with first use in April 1996 and a registration date of May 5 1998. Because the listed services focus on online gaming software and related information, a similar name used for those kinds of digital game services would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses outside that niche are farther from the scope shown. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “BANDAI.” The most recent status event is a renewal noted on May 9 2018, and no enforcement actions appear in the history. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a comparable gaming‑software or online‑gaming‑info brand.