Really...

jeepdad · Posted: Jun 18 2014 Post subject: Really...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/us-patent-office-cancels-redskins-trademark-registration-says-name-is-disparaging/2014/06/18/e7737bb8-f6ee-11e3-8aa9-dad2ec039789_story.html

Nate S · Joined: 08 Mar 2014 Posts: 23 Location: Nashville TN

but there are so many great new options. Like the Washington Thin Skins, Washington drone pilots, Washington Tax men, Washington know betters...

jeepdad · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

From: The Washington Redskins <Pres_BruceAllen>
Date: June 18, 2014 at 12:18:11 PM EDT
To: jeepdad
Subject: Statement by Bob Raskopf, Trademark Attorney for the Washington Redskins
Reply-To: Pres_BruceAllen@redskins.com

STATEMENT BY BOB RASKOPF, TRADEMARK ATTORNEY FOR THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The following is a statement by Bob Raskopf, trademark attorney for the Washington Redskins, regarding today’s split decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board:

“We’ve seen this story before. And just like last time, today’s ruling will have no effect at all on the team’s ownership of and right to use the Redskins name and logo.

‘Redskins Are Denied Trademarks’

-Washington Post, April 3, 1999

‘Redskins Can Keep Trademark, Judge Rules’

-Washington Post, October 2, 2003

We are confident we will prevail once again, and that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s 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.

As today’s dissenting opinion correctly states, “the same evidence previously found insufficient to support cancellation” here “remains insufficient” and does not support cancellation.

This ruling – which of course we will appeal – simply addresses the team’s federal trademark registrations, and the team will continue to own and be able to protect its marks without the registrations. The registrations will remain effective while the case is on appeal.

When the case first arose more than 20 years ago, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled on appeal in favor of the Washington Redskins and their trademark registrations.

Why?

As the district court’s ruling made clear in 2003, the evidence ‘is insufficient to conclude that during the relevant time periods the trademark at issue disparaged Native Americans...’ The court continued, ‘The Court concludes that the [Board’s] finding that the marks at issue ‘may disparage’ Native Americans is unsupported by substantial evidence, is logically flawed, and fails to apply the correct legal standard to its own findings of fact.’ Those aren’t my words. That was the court’s conclusion. We are confident that when a district court review’s today’s split decision, it will reach a similar conclusion.

In today’s ruling, the Board’s Marc Bergsman agreed, concluding in his dissenting opinion:

It is astounding that the petitioners did not submit any evidence regarding the Native American population during the relevant time frame, nor did they introduce any evidence or argument as to what comprises a substantial composite of that population thereby leaving it to the majority to make petitioner’s case have some semblance of meaning.

The evidence in the current claim is virtually identical to the evidence a federal judge decided was insufficient more than ten years ago. We expect the same ultimate outcome here.”

Smokin Mike · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

There's so much I want to say about this but I better not get started or else I'll get my TSR eviction notice. I gotta go now.
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jeepdad · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

Me and you both brother....

SoEzzy · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

I keep checking back on this thread just in case! Wink

Thanks for staying on the right side of tsr policy, it makes my life easier, as not having to wave the big stick means my arms aren't as tired! Laughing

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T00lman · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

how come no one asked me what I thought !!!

well I think the lions should be made to change there name too for a lion is a king of the jungle not the laughing stock of the league . 0-16 the only team in history .

sorry to hear about your team dan its a joke . biiger issue,s than this in this world and this is were they focus there effort,s truly sad
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BigOrson · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

The only way they could make the team name less offensive is to take the name "Washington" out of it.

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N8DCJ · Posted: Jun 19 2014 Post subject:

Just change their logo to a redskin potato Very Happy

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PaulOinMA · Posted: Jun 22 2014 Post subject:

Ridiculous.

I almost spit out my beer on Thursday evening when I turned on the Red Sox game at 10 PM. They are playing the A's. The ad just to the left of home plate was for "Coco Crisp Garden Gnome - June 22."

They can give out a Coco Crisp lawn jockey, and Redskins is offensive?

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/ticketing/gnome.jsp
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Dr_Mike · Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 8

I think this is great, they really need to change the team name to remove all unsavory references.

I suggest: The Maryland Redskins.