What this record means
The record shows that WORDTRACTS.COM is an abandoned application; the USPTO marked it dead after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action, with the abandonment dated November 17 2000, and the owner listed as Dan A. Wallace III, an individual. The filing was for a service mark in International Class 042 covering “Gospel Tracts,” so the closest area of concern would be any other service that distributes or creates religious pamphlets or similar written material. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the phrase “Wordtracts” in unrelated fields, such as technology or retail, because the claim is limited to that specific service description. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action mailed on January 28 2000, followed by the abandonment on November 17 2000, indicating the application never progressed to registration. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. I'd treat this as a modest concern if you plan a comparable name for gospel‑tract services, but the risk is far lower for unrelated goods or services.
Informational only - not legal advice.