Citizens? Guardians? Crowhoppers? Trademark applicants speculate on the Cleveland Indians’ new name
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
The Cleveland Crowhoppers, Cleveland Squires and Cleveland Citizens are among the possibilities that so-called trademark squatters are betting will replace the name of our Cleveland Indians. Each of the names, and at least 17 others, have been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by enterprising fans or aspiring entrepreneurs seeking trademark protection.Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Crowhoppers, Cleveland Squires and Cleveland Citizens are among the possibilities that so-called trademark squatters are betting will replace the name of our Cleveland Indians.
December 17, 2020 at 11:04 AM
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The Cleveland Indians franchise officially announced that it will be changing its name after operating as the Indians for over a century. Team owner Paul Dolan has indicated that it will be a slow transition and that the club will still be the Indians in 2021.
“It’s a difficult and complex process to identify a new name and do all the things you do around activating that name,” Dolan said. “We are going to work at as quick a pace as we can while doing it right. But we’re not going to do something just for the sake of doing it. We’re going to take the time we need to do it right.”