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The US Patent and Trademark Office has denied the Washington Commanders' request to trademark their name due to "likelihood of confusion" with a college football game and pending trademark applications filed by a DC-area man. The team remains confident that the trademark registration will be issued.
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has denied the Washington Commanders' trademark application for their new team name due to an existing trademark for "Commanders' Classic" and pending applications filed by a DC-area man named Martin McCaulay. The team can still use the name and sell merchandise, but it may be harder to stop third-party sellers from offering goods with the "Washington Commanders" name on it. The team can appeal the ruling and argue that their trademark wouldn't be confused with the other trademarks using the term.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied the trademark application for the name "Commanders" for the Washington Commanders due to the existence of a trademark for "Commanders' Classic" and pending applications filed by a man in the D.C. area. The team can fight the matter or attempt to work out a deal to use the name. However, new ownership may want to make a clean break from the team's past and a full rebrand could be part of that effort.