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ECW ‘Barely Legal’ and ‘CyberSlam’ Trademarks Filed
WWE filed trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademarks Office for two former ECW event names.
On 11/21 the company filed trademarks for “Barely Legal” and “CyberSlam”.
The trademark filings are registered as Goods & Services
Entertainment services, namely, a show about professional wrestling; entertainment services, namely, the production and exhibition of professional wrestling events rendered live and through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing wrestling news and information through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing information in the fields of sports and entertainment through broadcast media including television and distributed via various platforms across multiple forms of transmission media; providing a website in the field of sports entertainment information,
ECW’s first pay-per-view was titled “Barely Legal”, and the company ran “CyberSlam” from 1996-2000 as a supercard event and fan convention.
It’s unclear if WWE plans to revive the name for up-coming events, or is protecting the names from others trademarking.