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The United States Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) has today ordered that six Redskins trademark registrations be cancelled on the basis that they are "disparaging to Native Americans". Five Native Americans initiated the cancellation proceeding pursuant to the U.S. Trademarks Act, which "prohibits registration of marks that may disparage persons or bring them into contempt or disrepute." There has been some talk that the registrations have been cancelled, that the Redskins have lost all their trademark protection and that anyone can now go out and start selling Redskins merchandise without the permission of the team. All that is wrong. The trademark registrations have not been cancelled as of yet. The ruling was to cancel the registrations, but they remain in good standing, and will for some time. Challenging the decision will buy the Redskins time. The team will appeal the decision, and in the meantime, the trademark registrations will remain active. The Redskins can appeal the decision to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. They may also start a court action in District Court for the District of Columbia. They may also request reconsideration of the decision with the USPTO. Expect the Redskins to take its case to District Court since that will give them the opportunity to introduce new evidence. At the Court of Appeals level, they cant submit new evidence; rather the court is stuck with the record from the original hearing. On to the big issue: does the cancellation mean that the Redskins lose their trademark rights? The ruling to cancel the trademark registrations does NOT strip the team of its trademark rights or its ability to stop unauthorized parties from using the Redskins marks. The Redskins have acquired what are called common law trademark rights. These are trademark rights that arise by virtue of the use of the mark in the marketplace. By "use", I mean things like jersey sales and the mark appearing in TV broadcasts and online. And heres the key: common law trademark rights are enforceable and the Redskins could rely on them to stop a third party from making unauthorized use of its marks. This means that the team does not need a trademark registration to stop someone from making unauthorized use of its marks. Common law rights can be relied upon to do just that. While there are important differences between registered and common law trademarks as far as scope of protection, the fame of the Redskins mark together with national sales and use place the Redskins in a good position to stop others from using their marks. So if some guy in Wisconsin starts selling product with the Redskins trademark on it without the permission of the team, he should expect to receive a cease and desist letter from the team, and failing his agreement to stop, he could face a lawsuit. Apart from trademarks, the Redskins could also sue for copyright infringement if someone makes unauthorized use of their logo or stylized word mark. The decision of the USPTO relates only to trademarks and has nothing to do with copyright. While the potential cancellation is not fatal to the ability of the Redskins to enforce their rights, this is yet another blow to the Redskins team name. The pressure on the team and league to change its name continues to mount with no end in sight. Indeed, the question may not be if the team changes its name, but when. Nmd r1 Norge . The R&A announced Monday that golfs oldest championship will return to Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland for the first time since Max Faulkner won in 1951. Adidas Tubular Shadow Norge .com) - On a night the Bulls played without Derrick Rose, it was time for Pau Gasol to take charge. http://www.nmdnorgesalg.com/nmd-r1-sko-norge.html .S. 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Joni Ortio made 14 saves in his first loss this season. Michael Ferland and Greg Nemisz had the Heat goals. The Comets got the games first goal thanks to a fortuitous ricochet. OReillys centring pass deflected off of Abbotsford forward Ben Streets foot and in, giving OReilly his first of the year at 12:54 of the first. It was just his fourth game since signing with the Comets after leaving Magnitogorsk Metallurg of the KHL. Then, at 7:36 of the second, the Comets doubled their lead.dddddddddddd Brandon DeFazio drove hard to the net, squeaking the puck under Ortio and Pelletier promptly helped it across the goal-line for his fourth of the season. Darren Archibald had a great chance to increase the Comets lead during a power play late in the second. He got behind the Heat defence but his shot found the post The Comets made it 3-0 on the power play at 3:15, with Weber being the benefactor of another bounce off a Heat player. His point shot ricocheted twice on the way to the goal, including off a defenders skate in the low slot, making it impossible for Ortio to stop. The Heat broke Cannatas shutout bid with six minutes to go when Ferland wired a wrist shot from the top of the circle for his fifth of the year. They cut the deficit to one less than two minutes later. Nemisz was the last to touch the puck during a goalmouth scramble, giving him four goals on the season. The two teams face each other again Saturday night at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. ' ' '