PRO-FOOTBALL, INC. v. HARJO

No. 03-7162.

415 F.3d 44 (2005)

PRO-FOOTBALL, INC., Appellee v. Suzan S. HARJO, et al., Appellants

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip J. Mause argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Norm D. St. Landau.

Thomas C. Morrison argued the cause for amici curiae National Congress of American Indians, et al. in support of appellants. With him on the brief was Walter Echo-Hawk.

Adam L. Barea and Robert R. Vieth were on the brief for amicus curiae Inter-Faith Conference of Metropolitan Washington in support of appellants.

Robert L. Raskopf argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Marc E. Ackerman, Carolyn B. Lamm, and Francis A. Vasquez, Jr.

Before: SENTELLE, RANDOLPH, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

In 1992, seven Native Americans petitioned the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") to cancel the registrations of six trademarks used by the Washington Redskins football team. After the TTAB granted their petition, the team's owner, Pro-Football, Inc., brought suit seeking reversal of the TTAB's decision. The district court granted summary judgment to Pro-Football on two alternate grounds, holding that...

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