MAN RAY

What this record means

The record shows that “MAN RAY” is a live Principal Register trademark owned by MAN RAY 2015 TRUST, a New York trust, and it has been renewed as of the June 23 2024 status date. The registration covers, among other things, video and audio recordings on tapes, cassettes, compact discs and CD‑ROMs featuring art, music, dramatic works and documentaries (Class 009); a broad range of printed and paper goods such as posters, calendars, photographs, albums, artists’ materials, paints, inks, pencils, pens, books and playing cards (Class 016); and, while now cancelled, earlier claims to jewelry, clothing and restaurant/nightclub services. A similar name used for media recordings or printed artistic materials would encounter the closest record‑based concern, because those are the active classes. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “MAN RAY.” No prosecution history is listed, so there’s no supplemental‑register sequence to note. The most recent meaningful event is the renewal noted on June 23 2024, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations beyond the listed class terminations, or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to market audio‑visual or printed artistic products under a comparable name.