1) In 2014, what decision took place in the U.S. Patent Office, regard to Washington's Football Team? It
canceled its trademark protection. It reinstated its trademark protection. It created its trademark protection for
the first time.

 

Decision that took place in the us patent office in 2014 concerning Washington's football team

Step-by-step explanation

Answer A. In 2014, the US patent office, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), cancelled its trademark protection. The decision was reached after a vote of two to one. The office cancelled six trademarks as they contained the term "redskins" which the office found as disparaging to a large population of native Americans. the term "redskins" was considered disparaging since it had been used to refer to native Americans in the beginning of the 1960s.