Posted on 06/18/2014 11:58:40 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
In a defiant statement issued Wednesday, the Washington Redskins said the team would appeal the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision to revoke the trademark to the team's name and logo on the grounds that they are offensive to Native Americans.
The professional football team added that in the meantime, the ruling would have "no effect at all" on its trademark rights while the case is on appeal. The press release even put that in boldface and underlined it.
"We are confident we will prevail once again, and that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards divided ruling will be overturned on appeal. This case is no different than an earlier case, where the Board cancelled the Redskins trademark registrations, and where a federal district court disagreed and reversed the Board," said Redskins lawyer Bob Raskopf.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Drop the name and see how many Indians stop drinking Cheyenne Champagne (alcohol laced hair spray).
MARK LEVIN: The Redskins still OWN their name, logo and will sue you and WIN if you try to use it
Good.
Eff the Commies and their perversion of our government...
They have ACTIVELY become the Enemy.
“Foreign and Domestic...”
IIRC, Aunt Jemima was one of the first to go ... late 60’s,early 70’s
She n’ uncle Remus are laughing their asses off ... no more work and still have fame.
You might be thinking of Sambos restaurants that were politically corrected out of business at the end of the 70's.
Conversely, what’s a Southerner’s disparaging term for a Northerner?
It’s “Yankee” — you know, as in the 27-time World Champion New York Yankees.
What do you think the USPTO would do if someone suggested pulling the Yankees’ patent registration?
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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