U.S. Patent Office Cancels Washington Redskins Trademarks

Locutus

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I say replace it with a hammer and sickle: U.S. Patent Office Cancels Washington Redskins Trademarks





Forward! - Small Dead Animals
 

taxslave

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Thought police are everywhere these days. I bet George Orwell never dreamed that the left would be the biggest threat to freedom.
 

Walter

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Thought police are everywhere these days. I bet George Orwell never dreamed that the left would be the biggest threat to freedom.
Yes he did; that's why he wrote 1984 and Animal Farm.

Tyrant, thy name is BHO.
 

Cliffy

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The tyranny is the Corporatocracy or oligarchy if you prefer. They love it when people form left and right political camps. It distracts them from the truth - there is no democracy. They own you.
 

EagleSmack

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Pretending you're a Native American to get plush jobs and elected to the US Senate.




That's ok... as long as you're liberal.
 

Tecumsehsbones

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Well, before y'all go renouncing your citizenship and emigrating to the Republic of Klanistan where y'all can be free, there's a few tiny li'l facts you may wanna take on board. . .

1. This has happened before, in 1999, and it was overturned in court in 2003.

2. Even if the courts uphold the PTO, it'll be years before it takes effect.

3. Even if the courts uphold the PTO, dumb Danny hasn't lost his trademark. He's only lost Federal registration of his trademark:

a. He can still call the team whatever he wants.

b. He can still sue anybody that produces or sells knockoff gear.

c. Only thing he loses is criminal enforcement of his trademark privileges. He still has civil remedies.

4. Nothing in this decision, even if it's upheld, prevents dumb Danny or any of y'all from practicing your Gawd-given right to racial abuse.
 

Tecumsehsbones

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The founding fathers hated Injuns, why can't football fans do it too?
It's a right.
Precisely.

Furthermore, the PTO granted the trademark. Trademarks are supposed to be forever. This is the wrong move. It brings back memories of the other time the Federal government used its power to require the Washington team to stop doing what it was legally entitled to do.