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Washington Redskins lose key legal battle over their brand trademark

on Jul 9, 2015 | 0 comments

By Tony Connelly

The Washington Redskins football team has lost its biggest legal battle surrounding its much debated logo after a federal judge ordered the cancellation of the NFL team’s trademark registration ruling that the name and logo might denigrate Native Americans.

The decision over the trademark, which has been opposed for decades by Native American activists who call the name disparaging, is a huge setback for the team’s legal and public relations battle over the past year.

U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee’s decision reaffirms the decision taken by the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board last year which declared that the team’s moniker Read full story ›

Source: The Drum