By Pete Williams
Ruling by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, (click here) declaring the team name of the NFL's Washington Redskins "a racial slur," has a good chance of being upheld, experts in trademark law said Wednesday.
Wednesday's 2-1 vote by the three-member appeal board marked the second time the team name was declared invalid. The board reached a similar decision in 1999, but its order was overturned on appeal.
The Redskins vowed Wednesday to appeal again....
