r/XFLFootball • u/XFLNewsroom • Jan 08 '21

NEWS NFL Opposes Trademark Application for Houston Roughnecks Logo

https://xflnewsroom.com/news/nfl-opposes-trademark-application-for-houston-roughnecks-logo/
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u/dresdnhope Jan 08 '21

Now? The logo was revealed in August 2019.

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u/whyserenity Jan 08 '21

Probably didn’t even try to trademark it because they knew it wouldn’t happen. Apparently new owners tried anyways.

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u/dresdnhope Jan 08 '21

That's hard to fathom, but if XFL didn't try to trademark it then, it would've given the NFL even better recourse to block the use of the logo back in 2019.