Intellectual Property Magazine
Name drop
David Bell and Mike McArthur examine the trademark legal lessons from the Washington Redskins’ name change
David Bell and Mike McArthur, Haynes and Boone
It’s official: theWashington Redskins are no more.Well, the name, that is. Despite team owner Daniel Snyder’s famous 2013proclamation
– “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER. You canuse caps” – the National Football League (NFL) team announced
the retirement ofthe ‘Redskins’ name and logo on 13 July 2020.