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Tag Archives: mascotting
Designers of that 2004 Annenberg survey on the Redskins name: The sample was unrepresentative
The team’s owner Dan Snyder and its representatives have repeatedly pointed to that result to support their contention that few Native Americans are bothered by the name. But the researchers’ memo definitively disqualifies the survey as an accurate picture of Native American attitudes about the name. As the memo goes on to say, **“it is not appropriate to use NAES data to study this population.”** Continue reading
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Tagged Geoff Nunberg, guest post, mascot, mascotting, Redskins, survey, trademark, washington football team
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C’mon Man–Change the Mascot– Federal Court Throws Out Pro Football’s Constitutional Challenges and Orders Cancellation of Federal Trademark Registrations for Washington Football Team
Today, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued its rocket-docket decision in Pro-Football v. Blackhorse and affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) decision to cancel the team’s six team name trademark registrations on the ground … Continue reading
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Tagged American University Washington College of Law, blackhorse, disparagement, ip clinic, Judge Lee, mascotting, pro football, PTO, Redskins, Suzan Harjo, trademark
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Clinic Blog Post Cited in Oral Argument Over Washington Team Trademark’s Offensiveness
When lawyers for the Washington football team leaned hard this week on a 2004 survey to prove the team’s name is not offensive, lawyers for the Native American plaintiffs seeking cancellation of the mark had a ready reply: The survey … Continue reading
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Tagged Justin Hemmings, Maggie Scales, mascotting, Natasha Dhillon, trademark, washington football team, William Stanley
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Suzan Shown Harjo to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday
President Obama has named Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Medal of Freedom, established by President Kennedy in 1963, is the nation’s highest civilian honor. It is awarded to “individuals who … Continue reading
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Tagged American University Washington College of Law, disparagement, mascotting, Native A, Native American, Presidential Medal of Freedom, PTO, Redskins, Suzan Harjo, trademark
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Native Americans Seek Dismissal of Pro Football’s Lawsuit Over Cancellation of Washington Team’s Trademarks
Today Amanda Blackhorse and her co-defendants filed a motion to dismiss Pro Football’s complaint in federal court for lack of jurisdiction. The defendants argue that although Pro Football and the Blackhorse Defendants sharply disagree over the U.S. Patent and Trademark … Continue reading
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Tagged blackhorse, disparagement, mascotting, pfi, pro football, PTO, Redskins, Suzan Harjo, trademark, witten
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Clinic publishes case studies of Native American mascot changes
Today the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic at American University Washington College of Law is publishing a collection of case studies showing how four universities successfully retired and replaced mascots that play on Native American stereotypes. The studies, which examine mascot changes at … Continue reading
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Tagged American University Washington College of Law, case studies, Dartmouth College, mascotting, Oklahoma State University, Stanford University, Syracuse University
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Washington Football Team Doubles Down On Junk Opinion “Data”
A press release went out today from the Washington pro football team touting “unprompted” email from “almost 200 people who identified themselves as Native Americans or as family members of Native Americans” who support use of the R-word as the team … Continue reading
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Tagged Annenberg, disparagement, Justin Hemmings, Maggie Scales, mascotting, Natasha Dhillon, offensive, Politico, Redskins, Suzan Harjo, trademark, William Stanley
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