COLUMBUS – The head of an Ohio American Indian group says a Supreme Court decision to strike down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks won’t affect efforts to get the Indians to change their Chief Wahoo logo and nickname.
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday in a case involving the rock band “The Slants” that the government can’t refuse to register trademarks that are considered offensive.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused to register the band’s trademark, saying the name is offensive to Asians.
The case was also closely watched by the Washington Redskins, which has a separate dispute after the trademark office canceled the team’s trademark in 2014, calling it offensive to Native Americans.