UFC files trademark for ‘The Ultimates Invitational’

On March 18 the UFC filed a pair of trademarks applications with the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) for one thing they’re calleing ‘The Ultimates Invitational’.

The purposes are supposed to guard the time period ‘The Ultimates Invitational’ and the next brand:

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Of their utility regarding the brand, ZUFFA included the next description:

“The mark consists of the stylized textual content “THE ULTIMATES” with “THE” underlined over a parallelogram with the graphic depiction of a partial globe with latitude and longitude strains within it and the stylized textual content “INVITATIONAL” to the precise of the parallelogram.”

Each purposes included similar data within the Items and Providers discipline, which is used to explain what the time period/brand could be used for. Right here’s what ZUFFA entered in that discipline:

“Arranging, organizing, conducting, and internet hosting leisure occasions for combined martial arts and sports activities followers; arranging, organizing, conducting and internet hosting combined martial arts, martial arts, wrestling, grappling, kickboxing and boxing exhibitions, competitions and tournaments; leisure providers, particularly, private appearances by combined martial arts fighters, athletes, fashions and celebrities; training and coaching providers within the nature of bodily health, sports activities and combined martial arts; arranging, organizing, conducting and internet hosting courses, seminars, conferences, workshops on bodily health, sports activities and combined martial arts; offering a web-based publication within the fields of sports activities and combined martial arts; and offering an internet site that includes details about sports activities and combined martial arts”

Each purposes have been filed beneath the 041 Worldwide Class, which is reserved for purposes regarding “Schooling; offering of coaching; leisure; sporting and cultural actions.”

Each purposes are but to be assigned to an examiner on the USPTO.

There is no such thing as a different data concerning what The Ultimates Invitational is likely to be. Prior to now the UFC have used the phrase ‘Invitational’ for a few totally different causes.

In 2021 the UFC hosted a online game match named The UFC Invitational Name of Responsibility: Warzone Match. Additionally in 2021 the promotion hosted a grappling match named the UFC Struggle Cross Invitational.

In relation to figuring out whether or not the UFC has the precise to trademark the time period, the promotion would possibly run into somewhat issue.

The flying-disc primarily based sport initially often known as ‘Final Frisbee’ is now largely known as ‘Final’ as a result of the phrase ‘Frisbee’ is trademarked by the Wham-O toy firm. There are a selection of Final invitational tournaments the world over.

The favored online game Tremendous Smash Bros. Final can be featured in tournaments usually named one thing alongside the strains of Smash Final Invitationals.