Mr. Snyder Loses Trademark Protection

A District judge upheld the trademark board holding the R-skins name and logo are not eligible for federal trademark protection since name is disparaging. He referenced a recent Supreme Court decision allowing Texas to refuse to print Confederate flags on license plates. Dan Snyder and his lawyer claim this is an infringement of freedom of speech but the judge maintains that the First amendment does not apply to government speech..ie. actions government takes to protect or promote symbols and logos. Mr. Snyder will appeal, of course, but the pressure mounts against his stubbornness. See http://wapo.st/1S8xOTL for an account of the trademark case. The editorial board of the Washington Post called for Mr. Snyder to change the name one day after the District Judge's ruling; see http://wapo.st/1Hit0sb . Enough is enough, Mr. Snyder. Common decency dictates that you must change the name now!