Martin McCaulay for years has been preparing for the NFL news that became official Monday. Washington announced it . At some point soon, the franchise willreplace the racial slur with a new name.Now McCaulay just needs the team to attempt to acquire one of the onwhich he already has filed trademarks.McCaulay, a 61-year-oldactuary who lives in Alexandria, Va., outside of Washington D.C., is not the only
Vince Coleman Jersey squatterwho has filed to trademark names the NFL team could potentially pursue. But he has been at it for about six years, becomingultra aggre sive of late as the inevitability of the name change became more apparent.MORE: It was, I thought, a fun hobby, McCaulay recently . And it turned out that I got really good at it.McCaulayin 2015told Fox 5 Washington D.C. he had spenton the filings, and at the time, he hadregistered for trademark protection on 15 names. According to Pro Football Talk's review of theUnited States Patent and Trademark Office database, McCaulay recently filed applications for , including"Washington Red Wolves," which is of at least one of the team's key players.Trademark collector (or squatter?) Martin McCaulay has finally added the last mi sing football team name - Washington Redwolves - to his growing collection of pending trademark applications. He filed for that one last Wednesday, probably right after the story. Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Daniel Wallach, a legal analyst for The Athletic, explained Monday that McCaulay's latest additions are
Matt Carpenter Jersey "" that have"not been granted yet and are likely not in legitimate actual use." ButMcCaulay is well aware of the obligations that come with trademarks, as their holders are required by law to actually put the terms to use.A squatter reserves a name with no intention to use it, McCaulaytold the Times-Dispatch. I went to the extreme of buying a lot of merchandise, making it my brand, and selling it.Indeed, McCaulay's website features . For le s than $6, for example, one can purchase a Washington Redtails wine gla s. His legal reasoning behindfiling for so many team names?Im going to start a flag football
Andrew Miller Jersey league, he told the Times-Dispatch, claiming the plans for the league are delayed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Ill answer even though not directed at me.Preempt? No. As long as McCaulay apps remain pending, they would serve to suspend action on similar apps filed by 3rd parties thereafter. Not an absolute bar to registration but certainly a thorn in the side. Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) McCaulayand others employing the same strategy arebanking on the idea that not only will the NFL franchise go after one of the names theyalready havetrademarked, but that it will pay a hefty sum for the trademark rather than taking the time to go through what could be a lengthylitigation proce s. It's unclear how much
Whitey Herzog Jersey the team would need to pay McCaulayor anybody else for a trademark.No, they would not need to contact me until 3 months after they file for the same name if they want to use one of mine, it takes 3 months for the initial review. Theirs would be suspended because mine was filed first. I would either give them permi sion to use it or cancel mine. Martin McCaulay (@MartinMcCaulay) PFT also notedpotential "Redskins" replacements filed by others inrecent weeks: "By Richard Garrison of Los Angeles (Washington Braves, July 5); David Woods of Alexandria, Virginia (Washington Freedom Fighters, July 5), F1rst World Apparel of Santa Clarita, California (Washington War Hogs, July 5), Raymond Luchi of Santa Rosa, California (Washington Radskins, July 4), and David Howard of Rockville Centre, New
Lance Lynn Jersey York (Washington Potomacs, July 3)."The team or at least coach Ron Rivera hopes it can have a new name in place by the time the 2020 NFL season starts in September. The team to keep itsburgundy and gold color scheme but avoidNative American imageryon its logos and uniforms."(Team owner) Dan Snyder and Coach Rivera are working closely to develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud, tradition-rich franchise and inspire our sponsors, fans and community for the next 100 years," the team's statement read.
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