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