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Sep 30, 2016

Supreme Court Takes Up Trademark Case That Could Benefit The Washington Football Team

The case involves an Asian rock band called The Slants.

Apr 26, 2016

Washington Football Team Asks Supreme Court To Review Trademark Case

The team says its case will complement another of a band with a provocative name.

Nov 03, 2015

Washington Football Team’s New Legal Strategy: Look At All These Other Offensive Trademarks!

Amid the long list of trademarked vulgarities and slurs in their filing is a larger point.

Mar 20, 2013

House Members Introduce Bill Banning Washington Football Team’s Trademark

A group of U.S. House members are offering a bill that would strip the Washington football team of the trademark it holds over its official name.

Mar 11, 2013

New York Post Offers Lame Defense of Washington Football Team’s Name

The Washington football team’s racial slur of an official name has a new vocal defender today in the editorial board of The New York Post.

Mar 06, 2013

Washington Football Team Headed to Trademark Hearing

The case over whether the Washington football team’s name is a trademark violation is set to be revived tomorrow in the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Jun 28, 2012

No Clowning: Brewery to Donate Money From Bryce Harper-Inspired Beer

The Denver brewery that crafted a beer in honor of Bryce Harper’s hilarious rebuke of a Canadian reporter announced that, per Harper’s request, it will donate the proceeds to a charity that benefits the family of a slain police officer.

Jun 25, 2012

That’s a Cash Cow, Bro: Harper Files for Trademark Protection on ‘Clown Question’

Just hours after the 19-year-old outfielder left his mark in baseball folklore with his reply to a Canadian reporter’s foolhardy query, Bryce Harper filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for trademark protection on “That’s a clown question, bro.”

 
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