Bennett Intellectual Property

Good news for Redskins fans - as you may know, the Washington Redskins lost the ability to protect their brand name because a court held that the name is "disparaging." Well, the law against disparaging trademarks was just found to be unconstitutional.

Government Can’t Reject Trademarks for Being Disparaging or Offensive, Court Says The U.S. government can’t reject trademarks for being disparaging or offensive, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, citing constitutional free-speech protections.