XBOX

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “XBOX” was abandoned by its owner, XBOX Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, after the applicant filed an express abandonment on August 6, 2001. The mark was never registered and remains on the Principal Register as a dead application. The goods listed in the application were computer software and computer programs that provide a database of information for educational and professional training via global computer networks, wireless devices, telephone and desktop computers. Because the mark was never granted, the record does not give the owner control over any use of the word “XBOX” in any context. The prosecution history shows a non‑final action in November 2000 and an abandonment in August 2001, but no opposition or enforcement activity is recorded. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be the use of “XBOX” in the same software and training services described above, though the abandoned status means the owner has not asserted rights.