XBOX

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “XBOX” is dead, having been abandoned after publication because the applicant, XBOX Technologies, Inc., filed an express abandonment. The mark was on the Principal Register and covered advertising and business services, specifically disseminating advertising of goods and services for others in business and commerce over wireless devices, telephone, desktop computers, global computer networks, and global communications networks. Because the mark was abandoned, it no longer controls that specific wording in those services, but the history indicates that the owner once sought protection for that exact phrase in that narrow field. The prosecution history shows a typical sequence of examination, publication, and abandonment, with no evidence of enforcement actions such as oppositions or cancellations. The last meaningful event was the abandonment on September 10, 2001. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be using “XBOX” in advertising or business services related to technology or communications, as that is the area the abandoned mark once covered.