On: U.S. Patent Office Cancels Trademark For Redskins ...

[Alupis]

Important to note, the ruling is based on whether or not the trademark was considered disparaging at the time of registration... not currently.

[rayiner → Alupis]

Yes, and the relevant time frame is between 1967 and 1990. There's a good article with details: http://www.businessinsider.com/us-patent-office-cancels-reds....

> "The record establishes that, at a minimum, approximately thirty percent of Native Americans found the term REDSKINS used in connection with respondent’s services to be disparaging at all times including 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 and 1990.