In June of 2014, the NFL team, the Redskins, were called out for their name by the US Patent and Trademark Office. They said their name is offensive to Native Americans. The Redskins believe their name is should not be offensive to anyone. However, certain Native American groups have begged a differ. They say the name is immoral and wrong.
It looked like the Redskins were going to have to change their team name, until December of 2014 when an Asian-American rock group by the name of The Slants, went to court to be able to trademark their name, and the court ruled in their favor. The Redskins believed the case involving The Slants was not any different than their case.
Due to this, the government is admitting that it is the same situation and asking the Supreme Court to overturn their decision. President Obama is on board.
It is looking like the Redskins may be able to keep the trademark on their name after all. If they are not, they will be able to keep their name, but will not be protected against people selling merchandise with the Redskin's logo on it.
I think the Redskins should be able to keep their name trademarked. They have had it for this long. Why take it from them now? If it was really an issue, someone should have spoken up a lot sooner.
Do you think the Redskins should be able to keep their name?
Do you find their name offensive?
Is President Obama making the right decision being in favor of having the Redskins change their name?
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/25/news/washington-redskins-nfl-supreme-court/index.html
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