Trademark Ruling Could Set Precedent for Redskins Name
A U.S. appeals court decision Tuesday may reflect favorably on the Washington Redskins football team’s chances to restore federal trademark protections, reports CBSDC.
“Freedom of speech, an argument made in federal court by the Redskins in July, was front and center for a ruling made by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., writes Chris Lingebach.
The court rejected a provision of federal law that would bar registration of disparaging trademarks on the grounds that doing so violates the First Amendment.