The nxt trademark dispute

[Black Widow]

Mike sent this response to the news item from a few days ago where two companies are opposing WWE's NXT trademark. ... The first company listed was Acushnet. I know nothing of the second company, but Acushnet is a major golf supplier that owns Titleist (pronounced Title-ist, if you’re not a golfer), Cobra, and Pinnacle, all names of which are amongst the biggest in the industry. The NXT name that they have trademarked is the name of Titleist’s mid-end golf ball line. I found it funny when I read of Acushnet’s opposition of WWE’s trademark, because I don’t see how anyone could ever confuse the two. My Pro Shop has carried both Titleist NXT Extreme (distance ball) and Titleist NXT Tour (feel/spin ball) for the last few years now and when WWE launched the NXT brand in place of ECW I never, ever thought to myself, “huh, Titleist makes a golf ball called NXT”. Even with the colour scheme on the boxes for the NXT Tour and NXT Extreme being yellow on black and black on yellow respectively, it still didn’t trigger any thoughts when I saw the black and yellow WWE NXT logo. When a CPGA Golf Pro who is also a rabid wrestling fan doesn’t think of something like that, I don’t think many other people will confuse the issue either.


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[fdstud]

Well Titleist just sold Cobra to puma Last month Golf pro, so try to keep up with your industry first. And second it isn't about confusion, it is about association, they don't want and association with WWE.

[DUKE NUKEM]

thanks for the post Ryan

[Konan]

thanks for the update

[Metalitia]

Isn't there a wrestling promotion in Scotland or something called NXT? Could be the other company if so.

[Staynes]

Yes there is but afaik bought the WWE the Copyright from them or any thing in that way ..