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The U.S. Patent Office has canceled trademarks belonging to the Redskins football team, saying they are offensive to Native Americans.
In a decision released Wednesday, the office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled that the "that these registrations must be canceled because they were disparaging to Native Americans."
The board also said it lacked the authority to prevent the team from continuing to use the trademarks. .
The decision came in response to a suit brought by what the board called "five Native Americans."
This is just now being announced, so there isn't much out there yet:
This is just now being announced, so there isn't much out there yet:
OMG. This should be an Onion article. Absolutely unbelievable.
Oh FFS. This **** is exhausting.
Disparaging, my ass.
I feel that the US government just got itself a HUGE civil lawsuit from the owners of the Washington Redskins. I'm not a patent attorney, but I feel sure that 'not hurting someone's feelings' aren't mentioned in the requirements for a trademark.
Didn't the article state that the patent office had no power to prevent the redskins from continuing to use their name.
The point is, if they say the trademark is invalid, ANYONE can print up redskins stuff and sell it.
Didn't the article state that the patent office had no power to prevent the redskins from continuing to use their name.
Didn't the article state that the patent office had no power to prevent the redskins from continuing to use their name.
The point is, if they say the trademark is invalid, ANYONE can print up redskins stuff and sell it.
This is exactly correct. They have been talking about this on ESPN radio and the merchandizing losses here will be huge.Yes. I think one of the effects will be that all of their trademarked products will be fair game.
Pretty much do anyway. I have two #44 Riggins jerseys. One is a real deal NFL one and the other is a knock off. Very hard to tell the difference.
Yes. I think one of the effects will be that all of their trademarked products will be fair game.
I would have thought that was obvious to everyone who understands what a trademark patent is. Maybe I was wrong.
I hope Dan Snyder sues the **** out of someone for this.
Which was direct attack by the federal government on the ability of this company to make money, just because they don't like the name, but broke no laws.
Who's next?
Coke, which is named after a drug, but isn't a violation of law?
Walmart, because they don't like how much they pay their employees, even though they're not breaking any laws?
Slippery slopes are dangerous to traverse.
That would require bringing a lawsuit againist the 5 native Americans who brought the suit to the patent office.
I don't believe this is correct since it is the patent office that made the decision and not the 5 Native Americans.That would require bringing a lawsuit againist the 5 native Americans who brought the suit to the patent office.
There is a beer available called "Easy Blonde". As a blonde, it offends me. I think I'll call the patent office and tell them that my feelings are hurt.
Which was a direct attack by the federal government on the ability of this company to make money, just because they don't like the name, but broke no laws.
Who's next?
Coke, which is named after a drug, but isn't a violation of law?
Walmart, because they don't like how much they pay their employees, even though they're not breaking any laws?
Slippery slopes are dangerous to traverse.
This is exactly correct. They have been talking about this on ESPN radio and the merchandizing losses here will be huge.
It really begs the question of how incompetent... maybe that's not the correct term... how ARROGANT are the people who decide these things? Don't they realize that they will be sued and they are dead ducks in the courtroom?
Mind boggling.
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