This case law seeks a reversal ofthe singular, unprecedented, split decision issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("TTAB" or "Board"), which ordered the cancellation ofsix federal trademark registrations containing the word "Redskins," as used in connection with the Washington, D.C. professional football team, on the ground that these trademarks "may disparage" Native Americans.
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