VIVA UNIVERSAL

What this record means

The record shows that “VIVA UNIVERSAL” is an abandoned service‑mark application; the owner listed is Grupo Iusacell Celular, S.A. de C.V., a corporation organized in Mexico, and the abandonment was entered on November 2 2023 after the applicant failed to answer an Office action. The only goods and services covered are in International Class 035 – advertising; business management; business administration; and office functions. A later‑filed mark using the same wording would run into the closest record‑based concern if it is also aimed at advertising or business‑service activities, because that is the narrow scope the USPTO record reflects. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “Viva Universal” in unrelated fields. No supplemental‑register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply shows a non‑final action in March 2003 followed by abandonment in November 2003. The supplied history contains no indication of oppositions, cancellations or other enforcement activity. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan a similar name in the advertising or business‑services arena.