The ruling means that the organization loses certain rights with regard to the monikers, but it doesn’t require the team to change its name.
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Six Washington Redskins trademarks have been cancelled by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office because the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board deemed them to be "disparaging to Native Americans." So reports NBCNews.
The ruling means that the organization loses certain rights with regard to the monikers, but it doesn’t require the team to change its name.