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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2021 0:55:05 GMT -5
www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=147998Among various other trademarks, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce have filed for the name The IInspiration. I think that's actually a really good team name. It's immediately apparent seeing it who it is but there's room to grow it into something more distinct from the IIconics.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Jun 22, 2021 1:24:46 GMT -5
Ooohhh yeah, that is a fantastic name change. If they manage to hang on to the double I, it really leaves no question as to who it is, but even without that, it's a great team name and a fountain of catchphrases. It's really easy to imagine how the name could inform their whole act.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jun 22, 2021 6:36:34 GMT -5
Let me get it out of the way....
What's the IInspiration doing in the Impact Zone?
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Post by dav on Jun 22, 2021 7:34:54 GMT -5
Finally, a reason to post this:
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 22, 2021 7:46:07 GMT -5
I like the name more than I liked IIconics as a name, actually.
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Post by Milkman Norm on Jun 22, 2021 8:46:30 GMT -5
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Post by Hypnosis on Jun 22, 2021 8:48:48 GMT -5
Autocorrect better update its system for wrestling vocabulary now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2021 8:52:58 GMT -5
Let me get it out of the way.... What's the IInspiration doing in the IImpact Zone? |
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Post by salz4life on Jun 22, 2021 10:03:36 GMT -5
They have to go to AEW now for TK to pay for the Inspiration song. Them coming out to that would be AWESOME!
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Post by sdoyle7798 on Jun 22, 2021 10:16:12 GMT -5
Ooohhh yeah, that is a fantastic name change. If they manage to hang on to the double I, it really leaves no question as to who it is, but even without that, it's a great team name and a fountain of catchphrases. It's really easy to imagine how the name could inform their whole act. Can WWE legally claim they own the "Ii"? I'm not saying they won't try to claim they own it. But legally, is it something that would hold water? |
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Post by greyfmdan on Jun 23, 2021 12:25:38 GMT -5
Ooohhh yeah, that is a fantastic name change. If they manage to hang on to the double I, it really leaves no question as to who it is, but even without that, it's a great team name and a fountain of catchphrases. It's really easy to imagine how the name could inform their whole act. Can WWE legally claim they own the "Ii"? I'm not saying they won't try to claim they own it. But legally, is it something that would hold water? Disclaimer: I’ve done some work on trademarks for my job, but am not a trained trademark lawyer. So take my perspective for what it’s worth. I don’t see any way they could claim ownership of the “II.” They could probably claim the artwork for the “II” logo if they previously trademarked that. But the Patent & Trademark Office, in the US at least, generally wouldn’t go for trademarking a two-letter sequence, unless that two-letter sequence was the full brand name, which isn’t the case here. Now I could see WWE making the argument that the IInspiration name is too close to the IIconics name in the realm of professional wrestling. In fact, I kind of expect them to argue along that line. But even that probably isn’t going to fly with the USPTO. Outside of the “II,” the names are too different. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2021 14:25:15 GMT -5
Can WWE legally claim they own the "Ii"? I'm not saying they won't try to claim they own it. But legally, is it something that would hold water? Disclaimer: I’ve done some work on trademarks for my job, but am not a trained trademark lawyer. So take my perspective for what it’s worth. I don’t see any way they could claim ownership of the “II.” They could probably claim the artwork for the “II” logo if they previously trademarked that. But the Patent & Trademark Office, in the US at least, generally wouldn’t go for trademarking a two-letter sequence, unless that two-letter sequence was the full brand name, which isn’t the case here. Now I could see WWE making the argument that the IInspiration name is too close to the IIconics name in the realm of professional wrestling. In fact, I kind of expect them to argue along that line. But even that probably isn’t going to fly with the USPTO. Outside of the “II,” the names are too different. Yeah, it seems like they’ll have to try and cast it as a Lanham Act sort of claim to the effect of “the use of ‘II’ at the beginning of a ring name will cause confusion amongst the public as to the origin of this wrestling show.” Or, worded differently, they’d have to convince a Court that the average consumer would think they were watching WWE instead of whatever company Peyton and Billie end up working for simply because they are using a ring name that starts with two Is. Seems almost impossible to me. Plus, “Christian” got away with being “Christian Cage.” “Eugene” got away with being “U-Gene.” That just doesn’t seem like one WWE will bother fighting. |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jun 23, 2021 22:59:03 GMT -5
In retrospect, WWE changing NXT's Iconic Duo to the IIconics for the trademark when they got called up actually helped them in this respect.
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Post by Venti on Jun 23, 2021 23:31:41 GMT -5
I loved the IIconics, so I'm really excited to see where they end up, and I'm glad it looks like they'll probably remain a team together.
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