Come up with a new name for the Redskins

He did it for attention, dude must have serious little man syndrome

Nah, he did it for the same reasons everybody else does everything: money. Not sure of the specifics but if he's a "notorious trademark squatter" he must be making good money from repeatedly doing it.

Nah, he did it for the same reasons everybody else does everything: money. Not sure of the specifics but if he's a "notorious trademark squatter" he must be making good money from repeatedly doing it.

I don't really get how it's possible. Isn't there/shouldn't there be some sort of law or regulation stipulating a trademark has to be done in good faith/in fairness ? Could easily be bypassed, but those obviously unfair trademarks could be avoided IMO.

Washington Fitzmagic's

Because he is our starting QB. Let's end the debate. Anything short of Fitz starting would be shocking and disappointing.

I don't really get how it's possible. Isn't there/shouldn't there be some sort of law or regulation stipulating a trademark has to be done in good faith/in fairness ? Could easily be bypassed, but those obviously unfair trademarks could be avoided IMO.

If memory serves courts have said that a cyber squatter cant just have a domain name and do nothing with it. From what the guy who holds this domain said on the Sports Junkies (a DC area sports talk show) he sells t-shirts using the domain and therefore is technically doing something with it so he doesn't have to forfeit it for lack of use.

The thing that's more puzzling is that the decision also said the Washington Football Team is too generic to be trademarked. So apparently one cant trademark something like "yellow lemon" because it's too generic.

What all this tells me is that Washington is going to move away from a generic name like WFT and actively pursue a traditional nickname like Redwolves or Monuments.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4fcg3mWQAIm8XU?format=jpg&name=small

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects first application for Washington Football Team trademark (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/20/u-s-patent-and-trademark-office-rejects-first-application-for-washington-football-team-trademark/)


And just a day after this case - Seems the Redskins are now able appeal the above decision.

The Supreme Court Just Overhauled the U.S. Patent Regime. Here’s What It Means.

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/the-supreme-court-just-overhauled-the-u-s-patent-regime-heres-what-it-means/?utm_source=mostpopular

Still a major head scratcher as to why they let the Warriors TM drop. Classic Snyder, always fumbling around.

Still a major head scratcher as to why they let the Warriors TM drop. Classic Snyder, always fumbling around.

People would say the Warriors had Native Imagery and was unacceptable too. Even if they didn’t have a Native themed logo someone would bitch about it.

People would say the Warriors had Native Imagery and was unacceptable too. Even if they didn’t have a Native themed logo someone would bitch about it.

Warriors is a pretty generic term. Get rid of the Indian logo and Warriors can mean a bunch of things. I doubt that's why they suddenly dropped the TM after having it for many years.

And just a day after this case - Seems the Redskins are now able appeal the above decision.

The Supreme Court Just Overhauled the U.S. Patent Regime. Here’s What It Means.

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/the-supreme-court-just-overhauled-the-u-s-patent-regime-heres-what-it-means/?utm_source=mostpopular

Sounds like more bureaucracy to me