USPTO Cancels Redskins Trademarks

In an opinion issued today by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the six trademark registrations held by the Redskins were cancelled "...because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered."  Here is a link to the ruling.





USPTO TTABVUE. Proceeding Number 92046185:



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USPTO Cancels Redskins Trademarks

In an opinion issued today by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the six trademark registrations held by the Redskins were cancelled "...because they were disparaging to Native Americans at the respective times they were registered."  Here is a link to the ruling.





USPTO TTABVUE. Proceeding Number 92046185:



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Defendants May Have Another Chance at Recovering Attorneys’ Fees for Frivolous ADA Claims

I'm reposting because this is an interesting development.



Defendants May Have Another Chance at Recovering Attorneys’ Fees for Frivolous ADA Claims:



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New Law Grads Find J.D. Hurts More Than Helps - Today's General Counsel - Today's General Counsel

I'm not sure why anyone would get a law degree and then immediately not pursue legal work. There are vastly better ways to spend three years if you are not interested in being a lawyer. Furthermore, I'm not sure that the market for inexperienced recent college graduates with expensive professional degrees that they are not interested in using is ever particularly strong. I'm not really impressed with this blogger.





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Shocking Testimony! Literally — Lawyer Administers 750-Volt Shock To Witness « Above the Law: A Legal Web Site – News, Commentary, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law Schools, Law Suits, Judges and Courts + Career Resources

I'll confess that I have had a few witnesses that I wanted shock over the years. This is the sort of thing that seems like such a good idea at the time. It reminds me of the time early in my married life when the Bride and I had a serious "plate thrower" of an argument. (Mainly her throwing and me ducking, but still.). At one point, (perhaps because her throwing arm was tired) my bride stomped out of the room. Being the clever and funny person I was, I knew a bit of humor always lightens the mood. For my ill-conceived prank, I placed a cup of water on the top of the door so that when she returned to resume our argument it would fall. She participated in a reasonable recreation of the the last scene from Carrie with a few changes. 1. it was just water not pig blood. 2. She was slightly more upset than Carrie.

In retrospect, there were a lot of things I could have done better.  

Fortunately she has forgiven that youthful idiocy and I've become better about judging a bad idea.

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Hank Azaria Wins Lawsuit Over Funny Baseball Announcer Character

Hank Azaria Wins Lawsuit Over Funny Baseball Announcer Character:



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Attorney Friends Catch Up While Briskly Walking Down Courthouse Steps

This is really what lawyers talk about.

Attorney Friends Catch Up While Briskly Walking Down Courthouse Steps:

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