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Several Recent WWE Trademark Filings Denied
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Several WWE trademark filings from October were recently denied by the USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office) for various reasons, but most notably the lack of written consent from the wrestlers who perform under the ring names applied for.
The denials were issued in mid-February. HeelByNature reports that the trademarks will be abandoned in six months unless WWE provides a signed document from the talent, with consent that WWE can use the name. The USPTO denials include evidence showing that the names belong to living individuals, requiring consent.
The following trademarks were denied:
Eames Chairs
Aeron Chair
Herman Miller sued Office Star in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for infringement and dilution of its registered and unregistered trade dress in the Eames and Aeron chair designs. A jury trial returned a verdict in favor of Herman Miller for its Eames design, finding that the Eames trade dress was non-functional and awarded nearly $3.4 million for willful trademark infringement and $3 million for dilution. The jury, however, found against Herman Miller for its Aeron design, finding that trade dress to be functional and not protectable, with the district court ordering cancellation of the Aeron trade dress registration at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Both parties appealed.
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