U.S. patent office cancels Redskins trademark registration, says name is disparaging

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

I don't think this is true. The Redskin case is a renewal. Why would it matter if it was offensive decades ago to a current renewal?

I have no idea why that matters, but it's in the opinion. See the third paragraph here:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/us-patent...-redskins-name

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I have no idea why that matters, but it's in the opinion. See the third paragraph here:

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/us-patent...-redskins-name

Sorry I wasn't clear - obviously this opinion agrees with what you stated. I'm not disputing that is in the opinion. I'm just saying that it is another reason why I think the opinion won't hold up.