What this record means
The record shows a dead application for the mark CINDERELLA owned by Disney Enterprises, Inc.; it was abandoned on June 20 2016 because no Statement of Use was filed after the Notice of Allowance. The filing covered only class 029 – a long list of foods such as applesauce, banana chips, chocolate milk, jams, jellies, processed fruits and vegetables, frozen meals, hot dogs, meat products and snack mixes – so a similar name used on any of those food items would create the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give Disney control over every use of the word “Cinderella” in other industries or contexts. This was a Principal Register filing, not a Supplemental Register entry, and the prosecution history shows a final refusal in 2014, a later allowance, and then abandonment when the required use evidence was never submitted. The supplied history contains no opposition, cancellation or court actions, so no enforcement signal appears. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to brand food products similar to those listed.
Informational only - not legal advice.Goods & services
Cl. 029Meats & Processed Foods
ACTIVE Applesauce; banana chips; butter or butter substitutes; bases for making milkshakes; candied fruit; chocolate milk; dried fruit-based snacks; dairy products excluding ice cream, ice milk and frozen yogurt; dried fruits; drinking yogurts; eggs; frozen meals consisting primarily of meat, fish, poultry or vegetables; fruit peels and preserves; fruit salads; fruit-based snack food; uncooked hamburger patties; hot dogs; jams; jellies; margarine; marmalades; meats; meat, fish, poultry and game; potato chips; poultry; processed, canned, bottled, dried, frozen, cooked, or preserved fruits and vegetables; processed fruits and vegetables; powdered milk; raisins; snack mix consisting primarily of processed fruits, processed nuts and/or raisins; veggie burger patties; yogurt
