By Selwyn Duke

Recent times have seen the revocation of six trademarks owned by the Washington Redskins. But now bureaucrats at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) may be red-faced — as a federal court just ruled that the government may not deny trademark protection based on the notion that a mark is “disparaging.”

While the ruling will have a bearing on a host of marks, it was not the Redskins’ case, per se, that was before the court when it issued its ruling.

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