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TTAB Issues Pre-Trial Order in New REDSKINS Cancellation Battle

The TTAB has issued a nine-page pre-trial order (here) in Blackhorse v. Pro Football, Inc., Cancellation No. 92046185, the latest chapter in the battle over the REDSKINS trademark registrations. A brief review of the prior TTAB and federal court proceedings may be found here. In the Harjo case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ultimately (in 2009) affirmed the district court's ruling that the Section 2(a) disparagement claims of the Native American plaintiffs were barred by laches.However, back in 2006, a "new" petition for cancellation was filed by six "new" Native American petitioners, including Amanda Blackhorse, seeking to knock out the same six REDSKINS registrations on the ground of disparagement. The petition alleges that "each of the Petitioners ...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on March 28, 2011 (boomark / email).