XBOX

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “XBOX” is dead and was abandoned by Microsoft Corporation, a corporation organized in Washington, because no Statement of Use or Extension Request was filed after the Notice of Allowance. The mark was registered on the Principal Register for class 028, covering a wide range of toys and games such as playground balls, basketballs, action skill games, board games, card games, golf balls, tennis balls, baseballs, rubber sports balls, plush toys, action figures, and related accessories. A similar name would raise the closest concern for uses in those toy and game categories. The record does not give Microsoft control over every use of the word “XBOX” outside that scope. No enforcement activity—oppositions, cancellations, or court actions—is visible in the supplied history. The last significant event was the abandonment notice in May 2005. For someone considering a similar name, the risk is that using “XBOX” for toys or games could still trigger a claim of infringement against Microsoft’s abandoned but previously registered mark.