U.S. Patent Office Kills Washington Football Team's Trademark Status
The unofficial “People vs. Daniel Snyder” case continued its devolution today with news that the U.S. Patent Office had withdrawn the registration belonging to They-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
This means that the team no longer has exclusive rights to its name or trademark (pending appeals that will probably never end).
So even if/when Snyder’s team bows to popular pressure and changes the name, some “Dukes of Hazzard” types will be able to produce and profit from related merchandise without suffering under the full force of the law.
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