WORDNETWORKS []

What this record means

The record shows that WORDNETWORKS [] is an abandoned service mark owned by WordNetworks Inc, a Delaware corporation, and it is not currently live or registered; the latest status event was an abandonment notice mailed on November 21, 2007 after the applicant failed to respond to a non‑final office action. The application covered advertising and marketing services (class 035) and computer software development (class 042), both listed as “Advertising and marketing” and “Computer software development” with first use claimed on August 18, 2005 and use in commerce from February 1, 2006. Because the filing was abandoned, the record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “WORDNETWORKS,” but it does indicate a potential concern for anyone offering advertising, marketing or software development services under a similar name, since those are the exact areas the application sought protection for. The prosecution history shows a notice of a pseudo‑mark and a non‑final action before the abandonment, but no later enforcement actions appear in the file. I'd treat this as a meaningful concern if you plan to use a comparable name in the same advertising or software development fields.