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Old 02-17-2014, 12:09 AM   #521
Alberta_Beef
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Originally Posted by corporatejay View Post
1) NFL could effectively force them.

2) there has been as suggestion that under u.s. Law you cannot trademark racist terms. Losing their trademark would effectively force them to change it.
Both of those would end in lawsuits that would be tied up in the courts for decades.

Would it be worth taxpayer money to support a court battle over the name of a sports franchise? Because if they try stripping the trademark that is exactly what would happen.
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