Rock N Roll Express File For Trademark On Team Name

Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson have jointly filed for the trademark on "Rock 'n' Roll Express." 

The trademark was filed on June 30 with the following description:

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IC 041. US 100 101 107. G & S: Entertainment services, namely, providing professional wrestling and sports exhibitions, shows, and performances by professional manager, wrestlers, promoter, and entertainers rendered live and through all forms of broadcast media, including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online services; Providing wrestling and sporting interviews, news, entertainment, and information through all forms of broadcast media, including television and radio, and via the internet or commercial online services. FIRST USE: 19840101. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19840101

The application will be assigned to an examining attorney approximately 3 months after filing date. The application notes that the first use of the trademark dates back to January 1984. The two started teaming together as far back as 1980 and most recently wrestled for NWA and for NJPW during its January and February tour in America. 

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