to be disparaging. and guess what? the u.s. patent and trademark office found a preponderance of evidence that native americans found the nickname disparaging. if it s disparaging now, was it disparaging in 1967 when the team first registered its name? if so, they should have never been given a trademark in the first place. that doesn t mean the team name will disappear. just like the last time this happened in 1999, when the same office found the trademark was not valid, the team will likely appeal the ruling. in the meantime, they ll be able to continue exclusively using the trademark, the name. when that took place, it didn t take place amid a storm of outrage. in recent months, president obama and himself have called the team to change its name about we ll never change the name, it s that simple, never, you can use caps. when a federal body rules that
when a federal body rules that your nickname is disparaging to a great number of people, senator harry reid may be on to something. there s no trademark any more for the redskins. daniel snyder may be the last person in the world to realize this, but it s just a matter of time until he s forced to do the right thing and change the name. joining me now, congressman eleanor holmes. your reaction to today s rule something. the lawyer in me said you shouldn t be surprised, because a snyder, dan snyder has tried to trademark the name four separate times since, and four times this patent and trademark office said that this word was disparaging. how many times does he need to hear it. the trademark office found in a prior case it was disparaging,
when a federal body rules that your nickname is disparaging to a great number of people, senator harry reid may be on to something. there s no trademark any more for the redskins. daniel snyder may be the last person in the world to realize this, but it s just a matter of time until he s forced to do the right thing and change the name. joining me now, congressman eleanor holmes. your reaction to today s rule something. the lawyer in me said you shouldn t be surprised, because a snyder, dan snyder has tried to trademark the name four separate times since, and four times this patent and trademark office said that this word was disparaging. how many times does he need to hear it. the trademark office found in a prior case it was disparaging,