U.S. Government Has Been Reforming Washington's NFL Team Since 1960s
 

U.S. Government Has Been Reforming Washington's NFL Team Since 1960s
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The decades-long controversy over the Washington Redskins' name has hit a climax. On Wednesday, June 18, the United States Patent and Trademark *******canceled*six federal trademark registrations for the team's name and logo, calling the name "disparaging to Native Americans." The *******can't*stop the team from using the name, but it can (at least pending a court reversal) bar the right to registration protections.

This is the second time the ****** has issued such a judgment. The first time was as part of a case that began in 1992, but that decision was appealed by the team and ultimately overruled by a federal court*due in part to a lack of substantial evidence that the name is disparaging. Read more...

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