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Old 06-11-2014, 09:32 AM   #85
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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19 View Post
Well this is pretty interesting.

I have no understanding of US trademark law, but can't a trademark be impeached in similar fashion to a patent? I.e. can you not take the trademark holder in front of a court and argue that it should never have been granted, and thereby have it struck? The team would need to change its name and logo pretty quickly in that case.
That happened in 1999. It was reversed on appeal and that reversal was agreed with many times due to the fact it was trademarked a long time ago and no one complained until recently.
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