Washington Redskins to change name?

[NickFitz]

So you would have been happy if Microsoft had been able to trademark the name "Windows"?

I honestly haven't got the faintest idea what you mean.

[BrilloPad]

I honestly haven't got the faintest idea what you mean.

Microft tried to trademark the term windows in late eighties/early nineties.

I will try to find a link - but it was pre tinternet stage.

I douby a whipper snapper like you would remember that far back.....

[TheFaQQer]

Washington Redskins to change name?

No. The owner has repeatedly said that they won't change the name.

[NickFitz]

Microft tried to trademark the term windows in late eighties/early nineties.

I will try to find a link - but it was pre tinternet stage.

I douby a whipper snapper like you would remember that far back.....

But you were replying to my post about a crap socky starting a crap thread. I wasn't saying anything about trademarks.

[northernladuk]

Washington Wigga's have a better ring to it

Am more a Green Bay Fudge Packers fan myself.

[NickFitz]

No. The owner has repeatedly said that they won't change the name.

That decision may end up not being his to make. If the name isn't protected, it will affect their income from merchandise as anybody can make the stuff without having to pay them. But merchandise sales in the league are pooled among all clubs, so a drop in official merchandise sales for one club will cause the income of all the other clubs to drop. Therefore the league collectively are likely to pressure them to change the name to something that can be trademarked.

[TheFaQQer]

That decision may end up not being his to make. If the name isn't protected, it will affect their income from merchandise as anybody can make the stuff without having to pay them. But merchandise sales in the league are pooled among all clubs, so a drop in official merchandise sales for one club will cause the income of all the other clubs to drop. Therefore the league collectively are likely to pressure them to change the name to something that can be trademarked.

I haven't looked at the trademarks which have been revoked, but I'd guess that the logo isn't one of them, so they have quite a bit that would still be protected.

[TheFaQQer]

No. The owner has repeatedly said that they won't change the name.

D'oh - seems that as far back as last October there were plans afoot to remove the embarrassing part of the name - linky

[ASB]

Microft tried to trademark the term windows in late eighties/early nineties.

I will try to find a link - but it was pre tinternet stage.

I douby a whipper snapper like you would remember that far back.....

Wasn't it "where do you want to go today".

Windows is trademarked. Obviously under restricted context.

[DodgyAgent]

They could rename themselves "The Washington Foreskins" only that would be interpreted as anti semetic