Thoughts? The United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board canceled six federal trademarks held by the Washington Redskins involving the team’s name in a landmark ruling issued Wednesday morning. The cancellations are pending, according to the USPTO, and the Redskins are likely to appeal the decision. The board wrote the following in its opinion: “We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered.” washington.cbslocal/2014/06/18/u-s-patent-office-cancels-six-trademarks-for-washington-redskins/
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:42:42 +0000