NETWORK SOCK-IT

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “NETWORK SOCK‑IT” is dead, having been abandoned because the owner, 8G Electronics LLC, did not file a Statement of Use or an extension after the Notice of Allowance. The mark was never registered on the Principal Register. It covered electrical and scientific apparatus in class 009, specifically LAN access points, LAN hardware, and wireless adapters used to link computers to a telecommunications network. A similar name would raise the closest concern in the same technical area of networking hardware. The record does not give the owner control over every use of the wording; it only reflects the abandoned application’s scope. The prosecution history shows the examiner’s amendment and the subsequent allowance, but the abandonment means the mark is no longer enforceable. No enforcement actions appear in the supplied history. If you are thinking of a similar name for networking hardware, this abandoned mark suggests a potential, but not definitive, risk.