– WWE is having difficulty registering a trademark for the name “Ryback.” WWE’s submission to register the name was initially rejected back in January because the US Patent & Trademark Office felt the name was a surname, which you cannot copyright. WWE responded that Ryback is not a surname, but were rejected once again because the USPTO was not satisfied with WWE’s reasoning.
– WWE recently registered the trademark “WWE Spotlight” as a name for a new television show. Spotlight was the name of one of WWE’s syndicated shows back in the 1980’s.
(Source: PWInsider.com)
