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Originally Posted by agzg
The Sterling situation is different - the Clippers are a private organization that's part of another private organization, the NBA. So the NBA can do whatever the NBA wants to do w/r/t their code of conduct and standards for team owners.
The U.S. patent office is a government entity, yeah, but they're not *actually* forcing the NFL to act in this case, nor are they forcing the team to change their name. They're just declining to protect them from trademark infringement.
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I no, I knew the U.S. patent office was a government entity. I'm saying that I wasn't sure if both the Clippers and Redskins are privately-owned teams. Thank you for clarifying that the Clippers are privately-owned. I didn't think the U.S. patent office was forcing the NFL to do anything. I'm saying that I question whether anyone should have the right to tell the owner of the Clippers or the owner of the Redskins what they should and shouldn't do.
Edit: After I posted to agzg, I saw MysticCat's post. This is why I said that you are all welcome to correct me as I do not know 100% what is going on. I won't claim to. I have to say that, if Kevin is insinuating that no one should try to force anyone into doing anything, which is what I thought he was saying (could be wrong), I partially agree with that. Thank you, MC for letting me know that it's more about protection of the name than anything. I think the Clippers and the Redskins, people have putting pressure on these owners based on how they feel. Now, I'm not saying those feelings aren't warranted. I'm just curious if we should allow other people, whether 10% of the entire population or 99%, dictate what we can and cannot do. That's all.