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NFL Concedes They Have No Ownership Of "Who Dat!"
Posted: Feb 1, 2010 8:07 PM by Rob Kirkpatrick
Updated: Feb 1, 2010 8:07 PM
PURSUANT TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY AUTHORITY BESTOWED UPON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S CLAIM OF POTENTIAL TRADEMARK INFRINGMENTS AGAINST LOCAL BUSINESSES AS WELL AS CONCERNS OF OUR CITIZENS REGARDING POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP CLAIMS OF THE NFL TO THE PHRASES "WHO DAT" OR "WHO DAT NATION" AND/OR THE FLUER-DE-LIS SYMBOL.
THIS AFTERNOON I HELD A CONFERENCE WITH THE NFL. THE NFL HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CORRESPONDENCE SENT TO SEVERAL LOUISIANA RETAILERS IS PROBLAMATIC.
THE NFL CONCEDED THEY HAVE NO EXCLUSIVE OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO THE PHRASE "WHO DAT" OR "WHO DAT NATION" OR THE FLEUR-DE-LIS SYMBOL.
I AM WORKING WITH THE NFL TO CONFIRM, IN WRITING, THE COMMITMENTS THEY MADE BY PHONE TODAY.
-JAMES D. "BUDDY" CALDWELL
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