LANDOVER, MD – AUGUST 7: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder watches before the New England Patriots play the Washington Redskins during an NFL preseason game at FedExField on August 7, 2014 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
The owner of several notable Washington football-themed trademarks offers them to Daniel Snyder on one condition.
Martin McCaulay, who has registered several notable Washington names, is willing to give up his rights to the NFC East franchise. He is more than willing to do it on one condition, he says.
The brand owner wants the NFL franchise to donate to charities of their choice, including those exclusively for Native Americans.
McCaulay spoke to TMZ Sports about his situation.
“They will notI took my offer of free trademarks, so I hired an attorney to facilitate the transaction. His name is Darren Heitner, “McCaulay told TMZ Sports.“He wrote a letter to Mr. Snyder with my offer, making it clear that he was trying to facilitate the name change. I don’t want to be an obstacle. Please. If you want one of Mr. McCaulay’s trademarks, or me, ‘trademark pig,’ as I like to pass, then just tell us what you need to do to get out of your way. What is it?”
McCaulay owns the rights to several notable brand names, including monuments, Americans, veterans, red-tailed hawks, and federals.
The brand owner says he contacted the NFL earlier this month.
“My email was dated July 4, 2020 to the NFL trademark attorney and it said ‘free trademarks’, a list of all my trademarks that said ‘you can have them for free’ and they didn’t respond.”“I didn’t know how to contact anyone. I’m on Twitter, in the NFL, in the commish NFL. Take my trademarks, please! What do I have to do to get these trademarks? he said to TMZ.
Washington announced earlier this week that the “Redskins” name and logo were being removed. A new name / logo has yet to be announced, presumably due to trademark issues.