U.S. Patent Office Denies “Redskins”

The U.S. Patent Office has turned down a trademark to “Redskins Hog Rinds” on the grounds that the name is a “derogatory slang,” reports Time.

The U.S. Patent Office reached their decision as they believed the name “may disparage or bring into contempt or disrepute persons, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols.”

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The US Patent Office’s decision is being watched carefully by the Washington Redskins who are also involved in a trademark dispute.

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