VIVI SINCE 1988

What this record means

The record shows that “VIVI SINCE 1988” is a cancelled Principal Register registration (status “dead”) owned by Shenzhen Photic Technology Co., Ltd.; the cancellation was entered on Nov 26 2021 because the required Section 8 declaration was not filed. The registration covered only Class 009 items such as acoustic couplers, audio speakers, headphones, portable media players, chargers, USB flash drives and other electrical‑and‑scientific apparatus listed in the record, so a similar name used on those kinds of electronic or audio devices would present the closest record‑based concern. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the words “VIVI” or “SINCE 1988,” especially outside the listed goods. No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply moves from a final refusal in Oct 2014 to registration in Mar 2015 and then to the Section 8 cancellation. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations by third parties, or other enforcement actions. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to brand similar electronic or audio products under a comparable name.