FORTNITE

What this record means

The record shows that the mark “FORTNITE” is dead, having been abandoned because the owner, Epic Games, Inc., failed to file a Statement of Use or Extension Request after the Notice of Allowance was issued. The mark was filed on July 26, 2018 and entered the Principal Register on September 4, 2018, but was abandoned on January 6, 2020. The only goods listed are bobble head dolls in class 028, so a similar name used for toys or related merchandise would raise the closest concern. The abandonment means the owner no longer holds enforceable rights, but the record does not prevent anyone from using the word in other contexts. No enforcement actions, oppositions, or cancellations appear in the supplied history. For someone considering a similar name, the main risk is that the abandoned mark still shows a prior claim to the word for bobble head dolls, so use in that narrow field could invite scrutiny.