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 The Redskins lost in court Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Gerald
Bruce Lee -- in his 70-page ruling -- ordered the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office to schedule cancellation of six federal trademark
registrations owned by the club.
The cancellation does not go into effect until the Redskins have
exhausted the appeals process in the federal court system. The judge
emphasized that the team remains free to use the name as it chooses
and that the ruling means only that the team loses the specific
legal protections of its federal registrations.
The Redskins will appeal the decision to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals in Richmond.
"I am surprised by the judge's decision to prevent us from
presenting our evidence in an open trial," Redskins president Bruce
Allen said in a statement.
"We look forward to winning on appeal after a fair and impartial
review of the case. We are convinced that we will win because the
facts and the law are on the side of our franchise that has proudly
used the name Redskins for more than 80 years."
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The New York Giants' athletic trainer has departed South Florida
without getting a chance to see injured defensive end Jason
Pierre-Paul, according to reports Wednesday.
Giants officials, including vice president of medical services
Ronnie Barnes, had arrived in Miami on Monday hoping to visit the
26-year-old Pierre-Paul, who is at Jackson Memorial Hospital after
injuring his hands in a Fourth of July fireworks accident.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback C.J. Wilson injured his hand during
a fireworks accident over the weekend.
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The Tampa Bay Tribune reported that Wilson's future with the Bucs
may be in jeopardy as a result of a "severe hand injury" he suffered
in the fireworks accident in his hometown of Lincolnton, N.C.
Sources close to Wilson's family told the Lincoln Times-News that
the cornerback lost two fingers.
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The NFL reached agreement with Tottenham Hotspur for a minimum of
two games per year to be played during a 10-year partnership at the
English Premier League team's new stadium in London.
Tottenham Hotspur is building a new home field to replace White Hart
Lane, which is nearly 116 years old. The new 61,000-seat venue,
adjacent to its current stadium, is due to open in the summer of
2018.
In addition to the minimum of two games per year at the new
Tottenham site, other NFL games may take place at different venues
in the UK during the span of the 10-year agreement.
The NFL has two seasons remaining on the arrangement with Wembley
Stadium, where it has so far staged 11 games since 2007, and the
league said it is optimistic that the relationship will be extended
beyond 2016.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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