What this record means
The record shows that the mark “XBOX” was abandoned by its owner, XBOX Technologies, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and is no longer live. The application was filed on May 02 2000 under an intent‑to‑use basis and was withdrawn on August 09 2001 after the applicant mailed an express abandonment. The only goods listed were printed books and reference manuals relating to computers and computer programs in class 016. Because the mark is dead, it does not give the owner control over the word “XBOX” in any other context. The prosecution history shows a single non‑final action and an abandonment, with no opposition or cancellation events. The supplied history contains no visible enforcement activity. For someone looking to use a similar name, the closest concern would be in the narrow area of printed computer‑related manuals; outside that scope the record suggests a lower risk, but the mark’s abandonment does not guarantee freedom to use the term elsewhere.
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