The application was lost in a contested proceeding
Official wording: Abandoned — after inter partes decision
The application ended after a contested proceeding at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Someone opposed or petitioned against the mark and the outcome went against the applicant.
This is not a clerical abandonment
604 is different from abandoning an application by missing a deadline. It means another party formally challenged the mark and the Board decided the matter. There was a proceeding, and it concluded.
What it usually means for the name
If the challenge succeeded on likelihood of confusion, the same name in the same classes is likely to face the same objection again. Refiling identically tends to repeat the outcome; the useful question is whether a narrower goods description, a different class, or a modified mark avoids the conflict that was decided.
This is genuinely attorney territory
Board decisions turn on evidence and procedure, not paperwork. If a mark of yours reached 604, the next step is a licensed attorney reading the decision itself, not a filing service. We would tell you the same thing if you asked us to file over it.
Confirm this against your own record
Status code descriptions are administered inside USPTO systems and published wording varies slightly between sources. Your file is the authority. Enter your serial number in TSDR to see your current status, every document filed, and any live deadline.
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What comes before and after
Status 630
Filed, and waiting in the queue
Status 638
An examining attorney now has your file
Status 640
An office action has been counted, but not sent yet
Status 641
Your non-final office action has been mailed
Status 602
Your application was abandoned for failure to respond
Status 680
The examiner cleared your mark
Status 700
Your mark is registered