Redskins defend name, ask federal court to overturn trademark decision
 

The Washington Redskins filed a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, seeking to overturn a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office decision that canceled the team’s trademark registration because it considers the name and logo disparaging.

[url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/redskins-defend-name-ask-federal-court-to-overturn-trademark-decision/2014/08/14/3f05b76e-2189-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html]Redskins defend name, ask federal court to overturn trademark decision - The Washington Post[/url]