Comments on: Huge News: "Redskins" Trademark Disallowed by US Patent Office https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/18/huge-news-redskins-trademark-disallowed-by-us-patent-office/ Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:21:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: James https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/18/huge-news-redskins-trademark-disallowed-by-us-patent-office/#comment-480742 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:21:48 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19735#comment-480742 This has nothing to do with conformity of thought. Trademarks are the opposite of liberty. By removing the trademark protection of the name, more people will have the ability to use it. Fewer trademarks = More Liberty. The team can keep using the name, they just can’t stop others from using it as well.

Since it’s well known that Snyder cares about money above all other things, you can rest assured that the team will have a new name right after the appeals fail (if they do).

]]> By: ron https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/18/huge-news-redskins-trademark-disallowed-by-us-patent-office/#comment-480741 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:41:28 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19735#comment-480741 “Huge news” to replay the 1999 event which was overturned on appeal?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2101279-washington-redskins-trademark-canceled-latest-details-and-reaction

We keep pushing conformity of thought while eschewing assimilation into the culture of liberty. And that’s a good thing?

]]> By: jd https://gregladen.com/blog/2014/06/18/huge-news-redskins-trademark-disallowed-by-us-patent-office/#comment-480740 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:23:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=19735#comment-480740 It’s not the first time. Last time they won on appeals (federal circuit). They also have state trademarks in a lot of states so the impact is unclear even if they lose on appeal.

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