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Tag: Redskins

Posted on July 8, 2015July 10, 2015 Section 2(a)

Another bad season for the Redskins

The Eastern District of Virginia has ruled (link to opinion here) on the summary judgment motions in Pro Football v. Blackhorse in the NFL’s appeal to the District... Read more

Posted on June 19, 2015June 29, 2015 Section 2(a)

Friends of the court, friends of the First Amendment

The approved and publishable amicus briefs in the appeal regarding the trademark registration of THE SLANTS are trickling in. Certainly interesting to see who is... Read more

Posted on July 14, 2014 Section 2(a)

Redskins’ intractable trademark troubles — or sportswriters’?

I’ve been following the REDSKINS trademark travails since forever. Well, they’re not over. Or are they? Live with me in real-time, real-life blogging time. I... Read more

Posted on June 18, 2014July 1, 2014 Section 2(a)

Redskins decision: The present judges the past

I’ve been writing about the dispute over the REDSKINS trademark on this blog more or less since the beginning of the blog itself. Today a... Read more

Posted on September 2, 2008June 25, 2014 Section 2(a)

Football Redskins live to fight another day

This story won’t die — especially judging from the prominence of related words among search terms that reach this blog.  The latest, which we missed... Read more

Posted on July 17, 2005October 18, 2018 Section 2(a)

Political Correctness Trademark Battle Continues

We haven’t heard the last of the fight over the Washington Redskins trademark fight. The AP reports that the earlier decision rejecting the challenge based... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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