WWE Files Trademark For Mei Ying

WWE Submits Trademark Filing For Mei Ying

WWE has filed a trademark for the name Mei Ying to be used as under entertainment services by a professional wrestler.

The trademark was filed on 2/3 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and entered into the internal database on 2/6.

The name is related to the ongoing storyline involving NXT’s Xi Li and Boa, with Tian Sha being the main character of the group

During the latest episode of NXT on USA, an origin story segment played, providing background on Tian Sha, who grew up as Mei Ying.

International Class 041: 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

Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.

In December, WWE filed over a dozen new Chinese-language trademarks, including the English translation for the words.

• The Witch
• Diamond Mine
• The Bridge
• Nu Wu
• Qi Yue
• The Covenanter
• Quan Tuo
• Qiao Liang
• Ji Lu
• Shou (Means hand in Chinese)
• The Hand
• 手 (The Hand)
• Shi Zui
• Shi Gun
• Tian Sha

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