What this record means
The record shows that the mark “XBOX” is dead and was cancelled because the registrant, Microsoft Corporation, did not file an acceptable declaration under Section 8. The mark was once registered on the Principal Register in class 009, covering video game player machines, operating system software, computer hardware, peripherals, game controllers, and related software for gaming and network access. A similar name would raise the closest concern in these electronic and gaming‑related goods and services. The record does not give Microsoft control over every use of the word “XBOX” in all contexts. The prosecution history shows a normal sequence of publication, opposition, allowance, and a notice of suit, but no enforcement actions are recorded after cancellation. The last meaningful event was the cancellation on January 31, 2010. For someone considering a similar name, the cancelled status reduces the risk, but the earlier registration still signals a potential concern in gaming and computer hardware markets.
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Cl. 009Electrical & Scientific Apparatus
SECTION 8 - CANCELLED Video game player machines for use with televisions and computers, and operating system software programs and computer utility programs for use therewith; electronic devices, namely, computer hardware for accessing global computer and communication networks; and operating system software programs and computer and communication networks, and operating system software programs and computer utility programs for use therewith; computer hardware and peripherals; computer game controllers; computer game pads and controllers; computer software for playing video games and computer games and for accessing and browsing global computer and communication networks; computer software for compressing and decompressing data and video images, word text editing; computer game programs and computer video game programs downloadable from global computer networks and global communications networks; and user manuals for all the aforementioned software and devices sold as a unit therewith
First use: Nov 21, 2001
Use in commerce: Nov 21, 2001
