Commanders promote gear with deserted title, brand at group retailer

The Commanders' former title and brand are gone. Until they aren't.

As defined by Eric Flack of WUSA, the Commanders are promoting of their group retailer o.

The Commanders have insisted that the title and the brand are gone for good. They instructed Flack that they're utilizing each on a restricted foundation so as to protect their trademark rights. They usually stress that none of it means they'll be going again to both.

Nonetheless, it feels as if the Commanders are periodically dipping a toe somewhat deeper into the water concerning the opportunity of bringing again each.

Or perhaps they've determined to pander, only a bit, to followers who need the outdated title and brand to return.

With out researching the niceties of copyright regulation, it appears attainable to shelve logos indefinitely with out making it open season on the protected title and brand.

And in the event that they're actually by no means going again to the title and the brand, why do they care about preserving the trademark rights? That reality alone suggests they're reserving the appropriate to carry each again — on the proper time.