Commanders Sell $49.99 Redskins Gear to Preserve Trademark Rights
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Commanders Sell $49.99 Redskins Gear to Preserve Trademark Rights
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
$49.99 throwback T-shirts and $114.99 retired-player jerseys bearing the Redskins name and logo are being sold in the Commanders' team shop and online.
The club told WUSA9 the sales are meant to keep the old marks in commercial use so the franchise retains control of the Redskins trademark.
Under the Lanham Act, three consecutive years of nonuse can be evidence of abandonment, though trademark law also requires bona fide use in ordinary trade rather than token sales.
The limited Mitchell & Ness line revives branding the team dropped in 2020, even as owner Josh Harris said in 2023 the franchise would not return to the Redskins name.