The lawyer for the Washington Redskins says the football team's name does not disparage Native Americans.

"We believe this trademark stands for hard work, integrity and a winning tradition," Robert Raskopf of the Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges firm told The American Lawyer.

Raskopf has been representing the team in a long-running dispute over its trademarks. Seven Native activists want the marks canceled, citing their offensive nature.

A federal judge has ruled the activists waited too long to bring their case but a group of younger Native Americans has since taken up the cause. All are represented by Philip Mause of Drinker Biddle & Reath.

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Quinn Emanuel, Drinker Biddle Battle Over Redskins Trademark (The American Lawyer 7/15)
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Latest Decision:
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo (July 10, 2008)

Appeals Court Decision:
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Harjo (July 15, 2005)

Patent and Trademark Office Ruling:
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (1999)

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