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The application was filed with U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office on Jan. 22, records show. It requests that the
name Meryl Streep be trademarked for "entertainment services,"
movie appearances, speaking engagements and autographs.
Streep, 68, last week extended her record to 21 Academy Award
nominations, this time for her role in "The Post." She has won
three Oscars, three Emmys and six Golden Globes during her
40-year long career on stage, screen and television.
It is not clear why Streep would file a trademark application at
this stage in her career and her attorney and publicist did not
return a request for comment on Monday.
Many celebrities trademark their names or catch phrases to
protect their intellectual property, stop other people using
them without permission, or to earn cash from products bearing
their name.
Taylor Swift has filed some 60 trademark applications in the
last 10 years, according to Patent Office records, including for
phrases from her songs including "This Sick Beat" and "Nice to
meet you. Where you been?" for use on clothing, hair accessories
and notebooks.
Streep last week joined the cast of HBO's award-winning drama
series "Big Little Lies" for its second season. She will play
the mother of Alexander Skarsgard's character.
(Reporting by Jill SerjeantEditing by Marguerita Choy)
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