What this record means
The record shows that the mark “SUPERMAN” is dead and was abandoned by DC COMICS, a partnership organized in New York, because the owner never filed a Statement of Use or an Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance was issued. The mark was registered on the Principal Register for class 029, which covers a wide range of processed and dried foods such as vegetables, fruits, jams, marmalade, pickles, potato chips, and meat products. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the food and beverage sector, especially for products that fall under those specific goods. The record does not give DC COMICS control over every use of the word “Superman” in other industries. The prosecution history shows a typical sequence of extensions and a petition to revive, but no enforcement actions appear in the supplied documents. The last meaningful event was the abandonment notice on May 14, 2008. For someone looking to use a similar name, the primary risk lies in the food and processed‑food market where the abandoned mark once had protection.
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Cl. 029Meats & Processed Foods
ACTIVE Processed and dried vegetables; processed and dried fruits, processed ginseng for use as a vegetable; raisins, fruit salads, fruit jellies as a spread, marmalade; preserved onions, preserved olives; crystallized fruits; jams, chocolate nut butter, cocoa butter for food purposes; peanut buffer; canned fruits and vegetables; pickles; soybean-based food beverage used as a milk substitute; frozen fruits and vegetables; potato chips; processed and dried meat; meat; milk; seafood; and margarine
