Judge orders cancellation of Redskins trademark registration, finds name may be disparaging

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[NorthMountain]

[M Kehoe]

A federal judge has ordered the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel registration of the Washington Redskins' trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans.

"Maybe," or maybe not. "Disparaging," is now against the law? Not "libel?" Is this a judge? A real "judge," or is he administrative?

And where in the hell are you gonna find someone with standing? All the native Americans I know love the name and the team.

Methinks we don't have much time...

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[Sir Napsalot]

>>> Judge ..... finds name may be disparaging

Since everybody now can use the now-defunc trademark and/or copyright, Redskin is no longer ‘disparaging’?

That judge’s judgment seemed impaired.

[chopperman]

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

This is puzzling. I thought that banning the Confederate flag was supposed to atone for all racism and all white guilt, forevermore.

Banning the stars and bars is only the camel's nose under the tent.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Judge Bruce Lee, your name is disparaging to martial arts practitioners.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Now....wouldn’t the registration of the logo be a separate thing from the registration of the name “Washington Redskins” as a trademark?

[Bryanw92]

Do we even need laws anymore? The government of bureaucrats, regulators, cops, and judges will just tell us what to do from now on based on how how they feel.

[commish]

So now, EVERYONE has the right to print/sell Redskin attire?

Yep, and you can even add a Virginia Battle Flag to the design!!!

[bert]

he has no such power

[Bryanw92]

>>This is puzzling. I thought that banning the Confederate flag was supposed to atone for all racism and all white guilt, forevermore.

Nope. Nothing is ever enough until we all report to the work camps.

[NorthMountain]

Lone Watie: We thought about it for a long time, “Endeavor to persevere.” And when we had thought about it long enough, we declared war on the Union.

[HalfIrish]

Think about it, folks. Now that it is no longer legally protected ANYONE can print that image on any shirt along with ANY message they see fit.

How about if some entrepreneur floods the market with about 10 million of them so we can all wear them to say F-U to this jdge and his kind?

[JPG]

[zeugma]

So now, EVERYONE has the right to print/sell Redskin attire?

That would be the unintended result if the ruling stands.

[commish]

Oh for FR to have a LIKE button!

[JSDude1]

When Judicial rulings are based on politics...oh wait that could never happen.

[WayneS]

The gist of the ruling is: "We're going to cancel this trademark because it MAY be offensive to someone".

Well, Barack Obama's trademark IS offensive to me - so are they going to cancel it, too?

And now that I've mentioned it, just about any trademark may be offensive to someone. So let's cancel ALL trademarks.

[WayneS]

He does not look very much like Bruce Lee to me...

[TexasTransplant]

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