WORDCRAFT

What this record means

The record shows that WORDCRAFT, owned by Vocab Incorporated, was registered on the Principal Register in 1992 but was cancelled on September 6 2003 because the registrant failed to file an acceptable Section 8 declaration, so the mark is now dead. The registration covered only class 009 “pre‑recorded audio cassette tapes for educational use,” so a similar name used on unrelated products would raise the closest concern in that narrow educational‑audio niche, not in other categories. The record does not give Vocab Incorporated control over every use of the word “WORDCRAFT” in all contexts. The prosecution history shows routine filings for the required Section 8 renewals in 1998 and 1999, followed by the cancellation event in 2003, which is the latest meaningful status change. No oppositions, cancellations by a third party, or court actions appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan a product in the same educational‑audio field, but the risk drops sharply for other goods or services.