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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Football Funhouse > U.S. Patent Office cancels trademark for Redskins football team
 
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Bunk Rogers
Mar 14, 2002

The Monkey Man posted:

I'm actually shocked that they didn't bother to trademark the team name until 1967.

Ya, the Skins aren't so good with that. Just look at the mess with our theme song and the loving Cowboys.

Wiki posted:

Dallas Cowboys controversy:
When the NFL began considering expansion to Texas, Marshall strongly opposed the move, as he had enjoyed a monopoly in the South for three decades (apart from the one-year appearance of the Dallas Texans in 1952). Potential owner Clint Murchison, who was trying to bring the NFL to Dallas, bought the rights to "Hail to the Redskins" from a disgruntled Breeskin and threatened to prevent Marshall from playing it at games. Marshall agreed to back Murchison's bid, Murchison gave him back the rights to the song, and the Dallas Cowboys were born.[3]
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