HYPHEN

What this record means

The record shows that the application for the mark HYPHEN, filed by Hyphen Twelve, Inc. (a Delaware corporation), is dead – it was abandoned on August 28 2023 after the applicant failed to respond to an Office action. The only goods listed are downloadable computer software and SaaS services for live digital communications such as video‑ and audio‑conferencing, web‑conferencing, text and instant messaging, and video texting, all in International Class 009. A similar name used for any of those communication‑software services would raise the closest record‑based concern, while uses in unrelated fields would be farther from the scope shown here. The record does not give the owner control over every possible use of the word “Hyphen.” No Supplemental Register filing appears, and the prosecution history simply reflects the non‑final Office action and the eventual abandonment. The supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions, so no enforcement signal is visible. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a name in the same software‑communication space.