What this record means
The record shows that “BANDAI CREATION” is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it dead after the applicant failed to file a required Statement of Use, with the abandonment entered on June 11 2003; the owner listed is Bandai America Incorporated. The filing covered a very broad range of Class 028 items, including electronic hand‑held game machines, LCD game machines, puzzles, card games, marbles, stuffed toys, toy figures, transforming robot toys, activity toys for babies, kites and capsule toys, among other toy‑related products. Because the protection was limited to those specific toy and game goods, a similar name used for unrelated services such as software, clothing or food would be farther from the scope shown here, but the record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “BANDAI CREATION.” The prosecution history shows the application proceeded to a Notice of Allowance on December 10 2002 before being abandoned for lack of use, and no opposition or cancellation actions appear in the file. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a toy or game brand that overlaps these categories, but the risk is lower for unrelated product areas.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
ELECTRONIC GAME MACHINES, NAMELY HAND HELD UNITS FOR PLAYING ELECTRONIC GAMES; PUZZLES EXCLUDING CROSSWORD PUZZLES; LCD GAME MACHINES; CARD GAMES AND PROMOTIONAL CARD GAMES; MARBLES; STUFFED TOYS; TOY FIGURES; TOY ROBOTS; TOY VEHICLES; TRANSFORMING TOYS IN THE NATURE OF TOY ACTION FIGURES THAT TRANSFORM INTO ROBOTS AND VICE VERSA, TOY ACTION FIGURES THAT TRANSFORM INTO VEHICLES AND VICE VERSA, TOY ACTION FIGURES THAT TRANSFORM INTO RIDE-ON VEHICLES, AND TOY ACTION FIGURES THAT TRANSFORM INTO SPORTS BALLS; TOYS FOR INTELLECTUAL TRAINING, NAMELY BABY MULTIPLE ACTIVITY TOYS AND BOARD GAMES; KITES; CAPSULE TOYS, IN THE NATURE OF MINIATURE TOY FIGURES AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, MINIATURE TOY VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF, PLUSH TOYS, TOY WATCHES, AND RUBBER ACTION BALLS, DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COIN-OPERATING VENDING MACHINES; BALLS FOR GAMES, NAMELY SPORTS BALLS, PLAYGROUND BALLS AND RUBBER ACTION BALLS; CHESS SETS; CHECKER SETS; MAGIC TRICKS; DARTS; MUSICAL TOYS; TOY TOPS; PLASTIC MODEL KITS, NAMELY TOY MODEL HOBBY CRAFT KITS, TOY MODEL VEHICLES, AND TOY MODEL AIRCRAFT KITS; YO-YO'S