Champ Kind Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League's Washington Redskins lost an emotionally charged battle on Wednesday when a U.S. federal judge refused to reinstate six trademark registrations canceled last year for being offensive to Native Americans. U.S. District Judge Gerald Lee in Alexandria, Virginia, said he agreed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the team's trademarks disparage Native Americans and that the law allowing for cancellation did not violate free speech rights of the U.S. Constitution. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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