Federal Judge Orders Cancellation of Washington Redskins’ Trademarks

CNS News ^ | 07/09/15 | Barbara Hollingsworth

[Cboldt]

-- The "moral" component is interesting, if divorced from the legal. --

The morality/legal line varies. In the case of byurglary, for example, nearly all people agree burglary is both immoral and illegal. The patent law uses the word "useful," and precludes patenting something that is "illegal." The morality part is tougher to get a handle on. There are patents for all sorts of objects and practices that many consider immoral, including weapons of mass desctruction, sex toys (but I repeat myself), and products designed to mislead into harm.

Non-patentability on the "useful" prong is defined by the courts. A decent reference is at www.aippi.org/download/.../ForumSession9_Presentation_Kit_Gordon.pdf. A couple excerpts:

Under common law, in order for an invention to be "useful" for patentability purposes, an invention must "achieve a human purpose that is not illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy" (Callison v. Dean, 70 F2d 55, 58 (10th Cir. 1934)); Lowell v. Lewis, 15 F. Cas. 1018, 1019 (C.C.D. Mass. 1817)

• compound to poison people would not be not patentable
• gambling devices not patentable

However, Juicy Whip, Inc. v. Orange Bang, Inc., 185 F3d 1364, 1366-68 (Fed. Cir. 1999) - sounded the deathknell for the moral utility requirement in the U.S. The U.S. Patent Office's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP S: 706.03(a)(II)), citing Juicy Whip, states unequivocally:

• A rejection under 35 U.S.C. 101 for lack of utility should not be based on grounds that the invention is frivolous, fraudulent or against public policy

[Rumplemeyer]

Most judges are self-important a$$holes.

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So are their larva state, lawyers...

[sten]

Property confiscation ... another violation of the law and constitutional rights

[faithhopecharity]

And did the writer provide any Legal basis for his action???

[RightFighter]

You do not have an NFL-caliber stadium in San Antonio.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“You do not have an NFL-caliber stadium in San Antonio.”

The Alamodome would suffice until another stadium is built. And the way they build in Texas, it would be completed relatively quickly.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I believe I’m partial to the Washington Confederates.

[Amagi]

Judge Gerald Bruce Lee

If Snyder continues to defy the libtards' tyranny he will be a hero.
Ignore them, and maybe move the Redskins out of the DC area.
More Americans need to ignore the leftists' unConstitutional bullying.
We The People are receiving absolutely no relief from the statist RINOs despite two landslide elections with a mandate to reverse Obamaism --- thus leaving civil disobedience as the only recourse left.
Hopefully civil disobedience can return the country back on the path of freedom, and hopefully it can be accomplished peacefully.