WWE Transfers Over 40 Trademarks To Chris Jericho
Name now belongs to Jericho - though Y2J is still WWE's.
Over 40 trademarks have been transferred from WWE to Chris Jericho - real name Chris Irvine - following an agreement between the two parties.
According to PWInsider, WWE will cede ownership of two active US trademarks for Irvine's character name 'Chris Jericho', but retain property rights for his work within the company.
The filing also applies to a number of other countries, though does not extend to terms beyond the Jericho moniker. That means that Irvine's long-term nickname, 'Y2J', remains off-limits for use outside WWE's auspices.
The agreement, as learned by HeelByNature, was signed by both Irvine and WWE's Senior VP of Talent Relations, Mark Carrano. Full details from the document are as follows:
The Parties agree that this Assignment shall be strictly limited to the Marks and shall not include (a) any Works as defined in the Agreements (which includes, by way of example and not limitation any and all WWE owned or controlled video footage, recordings, still photographs and audio); (b) any intellectual property rights which were procured, owned or created by either Assignor or Assignee during the Agreements or which were procured, owned or created by Assignor prior to the term of the Agreements (collectively, the “Assignor Intellectual Property”); such Assignor Intellectual Property shall belong to Assignor, in perpetuity, with Assignor retaining any and all) ownership rights to the Assignor Intellectual Property exclusively throughout the world notwithstanding the termination of the Agreements or any terms set forth in this Assignment.
[H/T transcription: HeelByNature.com]