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Patent office cancels Redskins trademarks

Beaudreaux said:
Good point; however, I seriously doubt this was about money, and about liberty and the ability to be free from interference in commerce.
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Snyder doesn't need the money. He just doesn't want the government to shove him around and he's as sick as some of the rest of us are at this ****.
 
TheNextEra said:
In reality all they would need to show is a group which is disparaged over it and I'm sure they can line up people for that even if it is a small few. They would lose a lawsuit like this, especially with the government backing up the Patent Office.
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Do you have case law for this? I would love to see it if you do.

TheNextEra said:
It's an abuse of government power IMO in this case.
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Absolutely.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The Washington redskins have a range of other names they could use.

For example, they could have changed the name to the medicine men.
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No argument that they have options for other names but that isn't the point. The power of the federal government is being used inappropriately to force that change. It should scare the hell out of everyone.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
Maybe Snyder should have considered changing the name if he wanted to avoid financial heartache.
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He shouldn't have to!!!

The patent office & federal government have more important
things to do than worry about a 70 yr old football team name!!!!

If they don't they need to be shut down.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The big and powerfull owner of a football franchise feels like he is being unfairly treated?
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Is this a rhetorical question? I assume so since that's what we've discussed. Or are powerful people not allowed to voice their opinions, just Native Americans?
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The Washington redskins have a range of other names they could use.
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So what? They have a name. And people with a stupid agenda have been trying to get them to change it for a long time… the Patent office has done this to them before, and it went to court and the patent office was found to have acted wrong and had to reverse their actions. Period.
 
tres borrachos said:
Snyder doesn't need the money. He just doesn't want the government to shove him around and he's as sick as some of the rest of us are at this ****.
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I said this before, I don't agree with the government acting this way. However, that it happened to Daniel Snyder makes it so much easier to laugh about it. The guy is a total dickwad.
 
Beaudreaux said:
This is just now being announced, so there isn't much out there yet:
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OMG. What is Chrysler Corporation going to do with the Jeep CHEROKEE? Could it be next?
 
Top Cat said:
I said this before, I don't agree with the government acting this way. However, that it happened to Daniel Snyder makes it so much easier to laugh about it. The guy is a total dickwad.
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I actually like him.
 
Beaudreaux said:
This is just now being announced, so there isn't much out there yet:
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Looks like a court case pending. Wouldn't want to bet against the Redskins in a Supreme Court challenge to a capricious application of government power.
 
CanadaJohn said:
Looks like a court case pending. Wouldn't want to bet against the Redskins in a Supreme Court challenge to a capricious application of government power.
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Capricious is exactly the correct term. Well done. Arbitrary and capricious. The one Achilles' Heel that the government can't dodge in court.
 
Jack Fabulous said:
No argument that they have options for other names but that isn't the point. The power of the federal government is being used inappropriately to force that change. It should scare the hell out of everyone.
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But it won't, not until something like this happens to them. More people than anyone would ever realize love being controlled by the federal government.
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The Washington redskins have a range of other names they could use.

For example, they could have changed the name to the medicine men.
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Who would pay to change the name on all the merchandise and everything else bearing their name?
 
Unitedwestand13 said:
The big and powerfull owner of a football franchise feels like he is being unfairly treated?
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Are you saying it is not possible to mistreat somebody because they are rich?
 
Mason66 said:
Who would pay to change the name on all the merchandise and everything else bearing their name?
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Snyder, of course. But he's big and powerful (and rich, and Republican....) so that's just not a big deal.
 
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