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Originally Posted by als463
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.
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But, in the case of the Redskins, they're not telling them what they should do. They're telling them that they're not going to protect them from trademark infringement.
In the case of the Clippers, of course the NBA has the right to tell the owner of the Clippers what to do. The owner of the clippers either has the choice to do what they say or disaffiliate from the NBA. Like... I can either do what my GLO tells me to do or what I should do, or they can kick me out. Same thing.