VIVENDI

What this record means

The record shows that VIVENDI, owned by VIVENDI (a corporation organized in France), was registered on the Principal Register for scientific and technology services in class 042, specifically “restaurants, cafeterias, canteen services, self‑service restaurants,” but the registration was cancelled on September 24 2010 because the owner failed to file a required Section 8 declaration, so the mark is now dead. The closest area of concern for a similar name would be any business that offers food‑service or dining‑related services, since those are the exact goods listed; uses in unrelated fields would be farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word VIVENDI. No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply tracks the normal examination steps leading to registration and later cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations by a third party, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a name in the restaurant or cafeteria space, but the risk is lower for unrelated services.