HYPHEN

What this record means

The record shows that the mark HYPHEN is dead – the application was abandoned on August 15, 2023 after the applicant failed to answer a non‑final Office action, and there is no registration in force. The owner listed is Hyphen, LLC, a Kansas limited‑liability company, and the filing date was July 13, 2022. The only goods and services covered are in International Class 042: “Software as a service (SAAS) services featuring software for originating, acquiring, data analysis, underwriting, servicing, managing, and collecting financial products and services for consumers, commercial entities, banks, and non‑bank entities,” with first use in December 2016. Because the claim is limited to those technology‑focused SaaS functions, a similar name used in unrelated fields (for example, apparel or food) would be farther from the scope shown here, though the record does not give the owner control over every use of the word “Hyphen.” The latest meaningful event is the abandonment notice on August 15, 2023, and the supplied history contains no oppositions, cancellations or court actions. I'd treat this as a moderate concern if you plan a SaaS product in the same financial‑services niche, but the risk drops sharply for dissimilar industries.