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U.S. Patent Office Cancels Washington Redskins Trademark
By Claire Hawkins on 6.23.14 Posted in Sports, Trademark

In a 2-1 ruling last Wednesday, June 18, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) resolved an opposition proceeding in favor of five Native American plaintiffs who sought to cancel six trademark registrations that contain the word REDSKINS and are owned by Pro Football, Inc., the owners of the National Football League’s Washington, D.C. team.

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Tags: Bob Raskopf, Inc., Judge Bergsman, National Congress of American Indians, National Football League, Native American, NCAI, NFL, ProFootball, REDSKINS, Trademark registration, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, TTAB, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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