Washington Football Team Name - Unfair To Other Teams?

TheOak · 03-25-2021, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by MatthewT

In regards to people buying up the potential names, that practice needs to stop. The law should require a business with that trademark to be started within 6 months or the trademark is forfeited and the person fined. I also believe something needs to be done to stop the stupid crap like Johnny Football and others like it.

Not meaning to sound rude but that is fairly absurd and unenforceable... You may not realize it but most companies do not conduct business under legal entity name, they DBA. Also it is worth noting that more words are protected for products than company names.

First to file gets it.

03-25-2021, 12:47 PM	#18
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,050	Re: Washington Football Team Name - Unfair To Other Teams? Originally Posted by MatthewT In regards to people buying up the potential names, that practice needs to stop. The law should require a business with that trademark to be started within 6 months or the trademark is forfeited and the person fined. I also believe something needs to be done to stop the stupid crap like Johnny Football and others like it. Not meaning to sound rude but that is fairly absurd and unenforceable... You may not realize it but most companies do not conduct business under legal entity name, they DBA. Also it is worth noting that more words are protected for products than company names. First to file gets it.