RAY-BAN SUNGLASSES-THE POLARIZED EXPERT

What this record means

The record shows the application for “RAY‑BAN SUNGLASSES‑THE POLARIZED EXPERT” is dead; it was abandoned on Dec 2 2000 because no Statement of Use or extension was filed after the Notice of Allowance, and the owner listed is Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. The registration, had it been issued, covered Class 009 goods described as “SUNGLASSES, LENSES AND FRAMES THEREOF, AND SUNGLASS CASES,” so a similar name used on eyewear or related accessories would be the closest area of concern. The record does not give Bausch & Lomb control over every use of the words “Ray‑Ban,” “sunglasses,” or “polarized” in other product categories. This was a Principal Register filing, not a Supplemental Register entry, and the prosecution history shows only the usual steps of publication, a Notice of Allowance, and several extensions before the eventual abandonment. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations, or court actions, so no enforcement signal appears. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to market sunglasses under a similar phrasing.