U.S. Trademark Office Says ‘Redskins’ is Derogatory

CBS Washington D.C. ^ | January 7th, 2014 | CBSDC

[Third Person]

There will be no trademark for

[Third Person]

Oh, Big Brother!

[BunnySlippers]

Yeah, oh brother!

[brownsfan]

No more redskin peanuts? No redskin potatoes?

[FreeAtlanta]

I have contempt for our government.

[rarestia]

Faux scandals, all of them.

[Datom]

I guess they could change the name to RASH HOG RINDS.

[Common Sense 101]

Who asked for your worthless opinion?

[oldbrowser]

I foresee the beginning of a cottage industry.

[subterfuge]

The US Trademark office is the Ministry of Truth I guess.

[Paladin2]

[TexasCajun]

Did anyone notice that during the Rose Bowl Monday night, the announcers could not bring themselves to call Florida State, Seminoles?

...they became the 'noles all night long.

[Responsibility2nd]

How about calling them Mohammedan Hog Rinds?

No one would object to that, right?

Shoot, I’d buy several bags and I don’t even like Mohammedans or Hog Rinds.

[Leaning Right]

I completely agree with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on this one. Derogatory slang has no place in our society.

On a related note, I have been called a "cracker" more than one in my lifetime. That hurts, it really does.

I therefore request (demand, actually) that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revoke the trademark of any product containing the word "cracker."

[lowbridge]

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[DJ MacWoW]

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[Slyfox]

THE WASHINGTON
DEMONRATS

[rockrr]

Is there any precedent for this agency to interfere with private business like this?

[Bikkuri]

How about “ThinSkins”? X~o

[varmintman]

That’s the least of the skins’ problems...

[Atlas Sneezed]

Is there any precedent for this agency to interfere with private business like this?

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Congress enacted this law:
15 U.S.C. §1052 (Extract)

No trademark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from the goods of others shall be refused registration on the principal register on account of its nature unless it–

(a) Consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute; or a geographical indication which, when used on or in connection with wines or spirits, identifies a place other than the origin of the goods and is first used on or in connection with wines or spirits by the applicant on or after one year after the date on which the WTO Agreement (as defined in section 2(9) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) enters into force with respect to the United States.

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