SECUREKEY

What this record means

The record shows that the application for SECUREKEY by SecureKey Technologies Inc., a Canadian corporation, was abandoned on May 23 2013 after the applicant’s response did not satisfy all issues in the Office action, so the mark is not live or registered. The filing covered class 009 goods described as “data carriers having a contact or contactless interface, namely, smart cards, electronic payment cards, credit cards, debit cards, and identification cards all with embedded memory; data carriers containing computer software and hardware for interfacing with smart cards, electronic payment cards, credit cards, debit cards, and identification cards.” A similar name would raise the closest record‑based concern for products that fall within that same class of smart‑card‑type devices or related software. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “securekey” in unrelated fields. No supplemental register filing or prosecution history details appear, and the supplied history shows no oppositions, cancellations, or other enforcement activity. Given the abandonment and the narrow goods focus, I’d treat this as a modest concern if you plan to use a similar name for comparable electronic card or payment‑card products.