LOONEY LENSES

What this record means

The record shows that “LOONEY LENSES” is a cancelled Principal Register registration (Reg. No. 2261063) owned by The Fairfield Company, a corporation organized in Iowa; the cancellation occurred on April 15, 2006 because the registrant failed to file a required Section 8 declaration. The registration covered only Class 009 “NOVELTY HOLOGRAPHIC SUNGLASSES,” with a first use date of May 13, 1998, so a similar name used for eyewear or related optical accessories would be the closest area of concern, while uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “Looney” or “Lenses.” No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply moves from examiner assignment through approval, publication, registration, and the later Section 8 cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations beyond the Section 8 event, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a holographic‑style sunglasses brand, but the risk drops for dissimilar goods.