WORDSCRAPER

What this record means

The record shows that WORDSCRAPER is an abandoned application, filed by RJ Softwares, a sole‑proprietorship organized in India, and the USPTO marked it dead on May 14 2009 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The filing covered Class 009 “Computer game programs and software; electronic interactive board games for use with the Internet” and Class 041 “Entertainment services, namely, providing on‑line computer games; providing a computer game that may be accessed network wide by network users; providing information on‑line relating to computer games and computer enhancements for games.” A similar name used for software or online gaming services would be the closest area of concern because the goods and services listed are fairly specific to interactive gaming. The record does not give RJ Softwares control over every possible use of the word “WORDS‑CRAPER” in other fields. The prosecution history shows a series of non‑final actions and a pseudo‑mark notice in early 2008, ending with the abandonment notice in May 2009; no later maintenance or renewal events appear. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so there is no visible enforcement signal. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan to launch a gaming‑related product under a similar name.