WWE Files To Trademark The Texas Rattlesnake And Christian Names

On Wednesday, February 5th, WWE filed to trademark The “Christian” name. It looks like the trademark filing was for merchandise use as the following trademark description was filed to The USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office):

“Clothing, namely, tops, shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies; outerwear, namely, coats; bottoms, pants, shorts, underwear, dresses, pajamas, lingerie, clothing ties, scarves, gloves, swimwear; Halloween and masquerade costumes; footwear, namely, shoes, sneakers, slippers, flip flops, boots; headwear, namely, hats, caps; wrist bands; bandanas”

On Wednesday, February 5th, WWE also filed to trademark The “Texas Rattlesnake” name, which is one of the nicknames used by WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin. The first trademark filing was for merchandise use as the following trademark description was filed to The USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office):

“Clothing, namely, tops, shirts, jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies; outerwear, namely, coats; bottoms, pants, shorts, underwear, dresses, pajamas, lingerie, clothing ties, scarves, gloves, swimwear; Halloween and masquerade costumes; footwear, namely, shoes, sneakers, slippers, flip flops, boots; headwear, namely, hats, caps; wrist bands; bandanas”

The second trademark filing could be for general pro wrestling use as the following trademark description was filed to The USPTO (United States Patent & Trademark Office):

“Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer rendered live and through broadcast media including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online service; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment via an online community portal; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information; fan club services, namely, organizing sporting events in the field of wrestling for wrestling fan club members; organizing social entertainment events for entertainment purposes for wrestling fan club members; providing online newsletters in the fields of sports entertainment; online journals, namely, blogs, in the field of sports entertainment”