Source: Larry Csonka of 411 Wrestling
The folks at 411 mania looked up who owns the patent on Tommy Dreamer’s name. According to the US Trademark and Patent website, WWE owns the Tommy Dreamer name:
Word Mark TOMMY DREAMER
Goods and Services IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, wrestling exhibitions and performances by a professional wrestler and entertainer; providing wrestling news and information via a global computer network. FIRST USE: 19931231. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19931231
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 77181736
Filing Date May 15, 2007
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition October 30, 2007
Registration Number 3502545
Registration Date September 16, 2008
Owner (REGISTRANT) World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. CORPORATION DELAWARE 1241 East Main Street Stamford CONNECTICUT 06902
Attorney of Record Lauren A. Dienes-Middlen
Type of Mark SERVICE MARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
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This is corporate B.S. This is his career. Well, his full time career pretty much is over only making a few appearances in TNA.. But, WWE should release the rights to him