Federal court: Feds can't strip trademarks just because they're supposedly offensive
Maybe this means the entire NFC East can trademark its brand of football.
By Dan Calabrese —— Bio and Archives--December 23, 2015
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The Washington Redskins were not a party to the case in question here. The successful plaintiffs, rather, were a rock band of Asians who call themselves The Slants. But the Redskins and the NFL understand the stakes in the Slants case, which is why they filed a brief in favor of the band - and why they have to be happy with the outcome:
"The government enacted this law - and defends it today - because it disapproves of the messages conveyed by disparaging marks," wrote the court in its decision. "It is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment that the government may not penalize private speech merely because it disapproves of the message it conveys."
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