IPNews® – The bid to change the name of the Washington Redskins football team has gained momentum after a ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the name is “disparaging.”  

The ruling has stepped up financial and political pressure on the team’s owner Daniel Snyder.  Supporters of the name change say that a team and its owner should not benefit from a name that is basically a racial slur.  To continue reading, click: Washington Redskins Trademark Cancelled, Held to be Disparaging