Washington Redskins trademarks cancelled by Patent Office

Market Watch ^ | June 18, 2014 | Steve Goldstein

[Rennes Templar]

WASHINGTON -- Six Washington Redskins trademarks were cancelled by the U.S. Patent Office in a ruling on Wednesday. The ruling was made because the terms were found disparaging at the time they were registered. Fifty U.S. senators have urged the team to change their name.

[EDINVA]

I was never a fan of Dan Snyder, but I hope to God he fights this thing, it is absurd.

[Dad was my hero]

I liked Rush Limbaugh’s idea, change the mascot to a potato, what can they do then? Checkmate!

[PubliusMM]

Couldn’t agree more, DonaldC. Fedgov making this call is taking on a moralistic mantle that has never been within its purview.
This is BS.

[Fireone]

You’re right...apple pie will be next, as they’ve already destroyed Chevrolet.

[twister881]

Courtesy of MeshugeMikey:

[twister881]

Yum! An enterprising artist could draw the potato as a likeness of Harry Reid...if Snyder were to adopt such a logo, I think that would be the last laugh (at least for people with common sense — leftists have no sense of humor).

[RetSignman]

If I was an owner of the Washington ***skins, I would cancel all future home games and take down any and all signs that indicate they were ever any part of Washington.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Funny because the only people that get red skin are white so I must say when I get sunburned I am truly offended by the Redskins team.

"Whuut? Y-You mean to tell me there's a team called the Redskins? B-buh boo hooo hooo"

[RandallFlagg]

I’d say it violates the 1st amendment as well.

[BuffaloJack]

Using a trademark that isn’t registered isn’t against the law. The only thing it prevents you from doing is suing someone else for using the same trademark.

[ncpatriot]

Every single day there is something the fed gov’t does against Americans. Everyday! I’m getting fatigued.

[Old Yeller]

I wonder if the Cleveland Browns are going to be similarly affected. Is it a modern day cultural sin to name your team after a famous Negro boxer?

I take the Browns to the Super Bowl every morning, regularly.

[CSM]

“The team was established in 1932. Did they really find someone (alive now) who was “disparaged” by the name 82 years ago?”

Plus, the name was proposed by one of the Indian players as a way of honoring the Indian head coach of the team! But hey, to the left history and facts are meaningless.

[xrmusn]

Using a trademark that isn’t registered isn’t against the law. The only thing it prevents you from doing is suing someone else for using the same trademark.
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As you say, not against the law if it ISN’T registered.

Using absurdity to be absurd, what happens now when ‘trademark busters’ are able to sue saying Buffalo using the Buffalo is disparaging to Buffalo, The Jets are to slow to be called Jets, The Giants aren’t.

The only safe one will be Green Bay unless the ‘Fudge Packers’ claim it doesn’t represent them fairly.

Next it will be the
Washington “W’s” (then GW Bush will sue)
Indianapolis “I’s” (will have to rename the city)

Then we can start ‘denaming’ cities because Washington owned slaves.
Any city or county named after an Indian or Indian tribe will have to be changed.
Any name offensive to ANYONE will be banned.

Maybe these ‘kids’ are onto something.
Only communicate through text etc...
That way you don’t have to look at someone when you ‘speak’ to them and if you don’t actually ‘SAY’ something, it wasn’t said.

[Rennes Templar]

“...so I must say when I get sunburned I am truly offended by the Redskins team.”

If you complain about that, the gov’t will make sunscreens mandatory.