WORDLINE

What this record means

The record shows that WORDLINE is an abandoned application – the USPTO marked it “dead” after the applicant, LDB COMMUNICATION ET CONSEIL, a French corporation, failed to respond to an Office action, with the abandonment dated April 9 1993. The filing covered a mix of goods and services: paper items such as note pads, notebooks, file folders and language‑training books; board games and handheld electronic game units; business consultation and personnel placement; educational classes in vocational, linguistic and translation training plus videotape production; and recruitment of translators and linguists. A similar name would raise the closest concern in any of those categories, especially the language‑training books, educational services, or translation‑recruitment work, because those are the specific areas the record lists. The abandonment means the USPTO does not grant the owner any exclusive right over the word “WORDLINE” in other fields, and the record contains no evidence of oppositions, cancellations or court actions. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to use the name in comparable educational or translation‑related services, but the risk is lower for unrelated product lines.