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Letter: Redskins owner should drop offensive name
Thursday, November 11, 2004
"I am a member of the Eastern Pequot tribe of Connecticut, a 20-year D.C. resident and a loyal Redskins fan with a caveat -- I am appalled by the team's name.
When Jack Kent Cooke was the team's owner, he was afforded elder-statesman treatment regarding the offensive name largely because he was the product of a long-ago era. Dan Snyder does not qualify for that luxury.
In 2001 Mr. Snyder said that the name was intended to signify tradition, competitiveness and honor and that it was not intended to be derogatory. He's obviously not reading the same history books that I am."
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Court Decision:
Pro-Football,
Inc. v. Harjo (September 30, 2003)
Recent Decision:
Pro Football
Inc. v. Harjo (March 4, 2003)
Patent and Trademark Office Ruling:
Trademark
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