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CODY VS. WWE TRADEMARK UPDATES

By Steven Fernandes on 2020-09-23 14:42:00

On 9/21, WWE filed their opposition to Cody attempting to trademark 'Slamboree' and 'Match Beyond'. 

WWE stated that they purchased the rights to those concepts when they acquired World Chamionship Wrestling  in March 2001 and are utilizing them on the WWE Network and the WWE website.

WWE added because of the long standing use of the terms by WCW and WWE, they have become "indelibly linked" in the public's mind to be exclusively associated with WWE.

They also alleged that Cody filed for those trademarks in an "attempt to unfairly trade on the long-standing use and recognition" of their use with WWE. 

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