Preseason has started, and the football season begins September 7.  Come September 11, at least six people, under the age of 25, would like to see a different emblem on the helmets of Washington's football team.

Six American Indian young people from across the country will file a joint petition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 11 for the cancellation of the Washington Redskins football organization (Pro-Football Inc.) trademarked term, “Redskins.”

In 1992, the original petition was filed.  In 1999, the TTAB canceled the Redskins registration.  In 2003, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia reversed the TTAB’s decision.  The MSNBC article also said:

”Sooner or later, the disparagement issue has to be faced and resolved,” he said. “And hopefully it will make the [Washington] team realize that the term is disparaging.”

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