TODAY’S TRADEMARK – POLTERGEIST

The Wordmark “POLTERGEIST” was registered in USPTO bearing registration number 2333898 on March 21, 2000.

The mark is basically the name of a movie series which is trademarked due to its extreme goodwill, fame and persona. The owner of the mark is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., situated in the United States of America. The mark is registered in the International Class 041 under the services pertaining to “entertainment services, namely, production and distribution of television programs”. Apart from this, they also sell and merchandise products in the name of their mark POLTERGEIST. Hence, they have multiple class registrations.

The marked film is an American supernatural horror film called Poltergeist which was released in 1982. It was directed by Tobe Hooper and starred JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O’Rourke, and Beatrice Straight. As the eighth-highest grossing movie of 1982, the movie was a huge critical and financial triumph. The horror movie has established itself as a classic and developed a cult following in the years after its premiere. The movie’s producer and writer, Steven Spielberg, was prohibited by his contract from directing another movie while he was already involved in one.