Supreme Court Rejects Appeal in Redskins Trademark Challenge
December 15th, 2009 by admin
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected without comment an appeal by a group of native american activists that claims that the Washington Redskins’ team name is “offensive, disparaging, and demeaning and perpetrates a centuries-old stereotype,” USA Today reported this morning.
The team started using the Redskins name in 1933; and the trademark was first issued in 1967. The native american group filed its lawsuit in 1992.
The Supreme Court’s decision lets stand a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the activists waited too long to challenge the trademark.
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