Former WWE Superstar Lio Rush (Lionel Green) now owns his ring name.
Rush, who is the current AAA World Cruiserweight Champion and current MLW World Middleweight Champion, took to Twitter this week and announced that he now owns the trademark for the name that he used on the indies, and while with WWE from 2017-2020.
“I officially own the trademark for the name #LioRush [folded hands emoji]. A name that I’ve worked under for many hard working years. Feels good,” he wrote.
USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) records show that Rush filed for the trademark in January 2020, but finally received ownership on April 6 of this year. WWE made agreements with Rush and Karl Anderson last summer, which saw the company transfer trademark ownership to the wrestlers. The agreement was made on July 22 and finalized on August 2 of last year.
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On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and the act was signed into law on December 27, 2020. But don’t let the bland title fool you. Buried among the government funding and coronavirus relief provisions are significant changes to intellectual property law and practice, touching upon trademarks, copyrights, patents, domain names, false advertising, and more. Owners of these assets and those with an interest in enforcing in these fields must take note of the changes.
We focus on the trademark and brand implications of the new law in this article, but please see our companion article here for a summary of the copyright implications.
– According to a report by Fightful, WWE filed a trademark on the Elimination Chamber gimmick match for toy-related merchandise purposes. You can see the description for United States Patent & Trademark Office filing below:
Mark For: ELIMINATION CHAMBER trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of toys, namely, action figures, accessories therefor; dolls; cases for action figures; toy wrestling rings; toy vehicles; board games; hand-held units for playing electronic game other than those adopted for use with an electronic display screen or monitor; tabletop action skill games; playing cards; puzzles; stuffed toys; plush toys; toy belts; knee and elbow pads for athletic use; toy foam hands; costume masks; costume masks; novelty face masks; Christmas tree decorations.
Veteran Wrestler Files To Trademark His WWE Ring Names
Former WWE Superstar Kevin Fertig (Kevin Thorn, Mordecai) recently filed to trademark the ring names he used while he was with the company.
Fertig filed to trademark the “Kevin Thorn” name on March 12. He listed the First Use In Commerce date as August 2006. The following use description was included with the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) filing:
“IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment in the nature of wrestling contests; Entertainment services, namely, live appearances by a professional wrestling and sports entertainment personality; Entertainment services, namely, personal appearances by a professional wrestler and sports entertainment personality; Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibits and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; Providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; Providing online interviews featuring a professional wrestler and s