What this record means
The record shows that RODZILLA is an abandoned application, filed by Dennis K. Rodman on June 26 1998 and marked dead after a failure to respond to an Office action on September 20 1999; no registration was ever issued. The goods listed in class 028 focus on a wide range of toys, games and sporting equipment – everything from footballs and skateboards to action‑figure kits, board games, electronic hand‑held game units and plush toys. Because the filing covered these specific toy and game items, a later use of “RODZILLA” for similar toys or game‑related products would be the closest area of concern, while uses in unrelated categories would be farther from the scope shown here. The prosecution history simply records the assignment to an examiner, a non‑final action mailed in early 1999 and the eventual abandonment in late 1999; there is no indication of any opposition, cancellation or court action. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to market toys or games under a similar name, since the abandoned filing still signals that the USPTO examined the mark for those goods.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
toys, games, playthings, and sporting goods, namely footballs, skateboards; action figure toys and accessories therefor; balls; playground balls; foam balls, hobby sports craft doll and figurine kits; children's multiple activity toys; wind-up toys; action skill games; board games; card games; electronic game equipment containing memory devices, namely hand-held units with a watch function; hand-held units for playing electronic and video games; video output machines; coin and non-coin operated game tables; computer game cartridges, programs and tapes; manipulative and jigsaw puzzles; mechanical toys; electrical action toys; dolls and puppets and accessories therefor; stuffed and plush toys; latex squeeze toys; and musical toys