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Trademark board rules against Washington Redskins name
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:34 am
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:34 am
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is "disparaging of Native Americans" and that the team's federal trademarks for the name must be canceled.
Here comes censorship
Here comes censorship
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:35 am to HornsLife
you voted for the king, this is what you get
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:35 am to HornsLife
How can they do this?
I know nothing on Trademarks but I can't imagine they have the authority to do this. 'Skins' legal team surely can defeat this.
I know nothing on Trademarks but I can't imagine they have the authority to do this. 'Skins' legal team surely can defeat this.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:36 am to HornsLife
frick the government and frick this. They frick up everything they get their hands on.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:36 am to okietiger
Lawsuit to keep name and sue the shite out the trademark board. Constitution and all that.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:37 am to CurDog
So fricking stupid. If there was a team named "Crackers" or "White Bread" I would not give a frick.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:37 am to H.M. Murdock
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Lawsuit to keep name and sue the shite out the trademark board. Constitution and all that.
I am sure it will be filed before the end of the day.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:39 am to H.M. Murdock
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Constitution and all that.
POTUS does not know what this so there for can do what he pleases.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:39 am to HornsLife
I wouldn't doubt the suit has been drawn up and sitting ready to file for months now after all this political liberal bullshite.
This post was edited on 6/18/14 at 10:40 am
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:40 am to HornsLife
Obama learned about this on drudge.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:44 am to okietiger
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I know nothing on Trademarks but I can't imagine they have the authority to do this. 'Skins' legal team surely can defeat this.
The 'Skins" team already fought it and lost. Who do you think was making their case to the trademark court? They'll appeal it for sure, but only as a stalling tactic to give them time to come up with and implement a new name.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:47 am to GoGeauxGaux
Well, the 1st amendment of the constitution gives the company the protection to use whatever name they see fit. The patent office, as an extension of the fed gov cannot limit the 1a. This will go to court.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:50 am to GoGeauxGaux
Don't recall the specifics, but I read a legal article a few mths ago in anticipation of this ruling, & it said that, in the big picture, this ruling won't have any real effect on the team's naming rights. As for taking time to come up with a new name, the owner has said he will NEVER change the name, his emphasis.
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:52 am to H.M. Murdock
Man I hope Dan Snyder fights the shite out of this.
Im off to the redskins site to buy a shirt in suport
Im off to the redskins site to buy a shirt in suport
Posted on 6/18/14 at 10:58 am to GoGeauxGaux
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The 'Skins" team already fought it and lost.
Wasn't this already taken to court 20+ years ago and the Redskins won?
Posted on 6/18/14 at 11:02 am to HornsLife
How about re-naming it to the "pale-faced indian killers"? I mean, I know there's not a lot of pale faces, but frick it. It's more historically accurate anyway.
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