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Tons of Redskins nickname options have been trademarked by a guy in Virginia
Yahoo ^ | July 13, 2020 | Liz Roscher

Posted on 07/13/2020 1:13:55 PM PDT by C19fan

The NFL’s Washington franchise announced on Monday that it is officially retiring the “Redskins” part of its name. What will they go by now? We have no idea. It’s a weird move to announce a name change without a new name, and a theory is emerging that would explain why the club decided to do it that way. According to several Washington Post reporters, the preferred pick for the team’s new name is already trademarked by someone else, and the two parties are now fighting over it.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: districtofcolumbia; football; jeffbezos; nfl; trademarks; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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DOH!!! The guy trademarked my serious idea of a nickname of Washington Potomacs. It would refer to the Army of the Potomac and use this insignia:

https://www.crwflags.com/art/hist/armyofpotomac.gif

1 posted on 07/13/2020 1:13:55 PM PDT by C19fan
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https://www.crwflags.com/art/hist/armyofpotomac.gif


2 posted on 07/13/2020 1:14:06 PM PDT by C19fan
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Isn’t that an INDIAN, er NATIVE AMERICAN word? ........................


3 posted on 07/13/2020 1:15:19 PM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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It’s a weird move to announce a name change without a new name

Not when pandering to terrorists is your first priority.

4 posted on 07/13/2020 1:15:55 PM PDT by pfflier
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I though a person had to have a legit business to trademark a name. Having just a website doesn’t sound legit to me.


5 posted on 07/13/2020 1:17:32 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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Isn’t this capitalism at work?

Dan Snyder wants to change the name of the team. OK, so it turns out that the name is trademarked already.

So either Dan has to pick another name, or negotiate with the owner of the trademark.

If somebody else owns the trademark, then Synder needs to pony up the big bucks. How badly does he want that nickname?

Sounds to me like something which opposing sets of attorneys for each party can negotiate, as to what a fair market value for that trademark is.


6 posted on 07/13/2020 1:17:48 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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A high school in Minnesota changed their name to the Blooming Prairie AWESOME BLOSSOMS.


7 posted on 07/13/2020 1:19:07 PM PDT by shelterguy
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His RedHawks is already in use by Miami University in Ohio!

And for exactly the same reason.


8 posted on 07/13/2020 1:19:09 PM PDT by Wiser now (Socialism does not eliminate poverty, it guarantees it.)
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The Team With No Name


9 posted on 07/13/2020 1:19:30 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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The guy will lose in court.

But the Redskins will need take time and money to win.

So...pay him off.


10 posted on 07/13/2020 1:19:48 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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How about the “Featherheads”?


11 posted on 07/13/2020 1:19:57 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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I propose District Cucks, and since Washington owned slaves the area will eventually be renamed by the socialists, and the initials can stay the same for the city. Also recommend returning most of D.C. to Maryland just as they did with the Virginia area of the federal square district.


12 posted on 07/13/2020 1:20:07 PM PDT by JungleGoat77 (.)
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And No Name = Anonymous


13 posted on 07/13/2020 1:21:24 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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Snowflakes was already trademarked? How about Cucks?


14 posted on 07/13/2020 1:21:50 PM PDT by freedomlver
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cyber-squatting was a big issue 20 years ago,, and now I see..


15 posted on 07/13/2020 1:22:16 PM PDT by ßuddaßudd ((>> M A G A << "What the hell kind of country is this if I can only hate a man if he's white?")
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Washington Wusses, Capitol Cherries or Potomac Pansies probably aren’t taken.


16 posted on 07/13/2020 1:22:30 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Freedom Is In Peril! Defend it with your life.)
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Hard to believe that someone has already trademarked “Washington Foreskins”.


17 posted on 07/13/2020 1:23:39 PM PDT by Ben Hecks (Don't Google it - Duck it!)
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They been through the season with a team with no name,
feels good to be out of the game.
In the NFL you cant remember your name,
cause your racist and your to blame...

la la lala la la...


18 posted on 07/13/2020 1:24:44 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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The Kneelers, aka the Wounded Knees.


19 posted on 07/13/2020 1:24:45 PM PDT by Montaignes Cat (HER)
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To: Dilbert San Diego; C19fan

Normally, I don’t care much for domain squatters or the like.

However, every petard upon which a Leftist may be hoisted is one that will heartily and lustily cheer for.

Let us hope that the financial crocodile the Redskins wished to avoid eats them first instead of last.


20 posted on 07/13/2020 1:24:47 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)
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