What this record means
The record shows that the mark “SUPERMAN” was abandoned by DC COMICS, a partnership organized in New York, after the applicant failed to file a Statement of Use or Extension Request following the Notice of Allowance issued on August 4, 2009. The mark was never registered; it was only published for opposition in May 2009 and then abandoned in March 2010. The only goods listed are light beverages, including vegetable juice, fruit drinks, soft drinks, and related preparations. Because the mark was never granted, it does not give DC COMICS control over every use of the word “Superman.” The prosecution history shows a straightforward allowance and subsequent abandonment, with no opposition or enforcement actions recorded. For someone looking to use a similar name, the closest concern would be in the beverage sector, but outside that area the record offers no visible restriction.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
Vegetable juice for beverages; non-alcoholic sweet drinks prepared with rice and malt, fruit powder for making fruit juices, fruit syrup for making fruit juices, concentrated fruit juice; lemonades and syrup for lemonade; cola syrup; powders for effervescing beverages; pastilles for effervescing beverages; non-alcoholic beverages, namely soft drinks, fruit nectars; fruit juices, fruit drinks, fruit flavored soft drinks, fruit punch, seltzer water, soda water, drinking water and sports drinks; preparations for making aerated water and juice; mineral and spring water
