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Why don't the Redskins have a new nickname planned yet? Probably because some realtor in Alexandria beat them to the punch and trademarked every -- (link)

Posted by Beaker (aka Anniebecca) Jul 13 '20, 07:13

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https://twitter.com/WillBrinson/status/1282669101597503495 (twitter.com)

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Trumpers -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 13, 07:27
Washington Kraken is still available. -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 13, 07:20
The flipside is he spent money trademarking Washington Radskins. -- nm - mafic Jul 13, 07:17 2
- Apparently some guy in California is responsible for that one. -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 07:18 1
  - Betting on Snyder being stupid is usually a good bet. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 07:31
Aren’t you supposed to have some purpose in trademarking a name? Like, this is pure squatting, right? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 07:15 5
- Yes. It has to attach to some sort of brand. And even then there are likely limitations if there's no reason for confusion. -- nm - pmb Jul 13, 07:30
- Even if they'd win in court, it's probably cheaper to just buy the one they want, I assume. -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 07:18
- "I'm considering new names for my realtor business" -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 07:17 2
  - That probably wouldn't interfere with their using the trademark. It really would only likely be an issue if it was another professional sports team. - pmb Jul 13, 07:29
  - RADSKINS. That's the best. -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 07:17

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