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Raiders tried to sue Panthers in '03?......

KillerKat

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hahaha I did not know about this. Found it on wikipedia...

The team's uniforms prompted a 2003 lawsuit by the Oakland Raiders, who claimed that the NFL and the Panthers had infringed upon key trademark elements of the Raiders' brand, specifically the silver and black colors. In the same suit, the Raiders challenged the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 uniform design, including the pirate logo. The Raiders wanted the courts to bar the Buccaneers and Panthers from wearing their uniforms while playing in California. However, since the lawsuit was filed in a state California court, the lawsuit was tossed out because only federal courts have jurisdiction over intellectual property issues. The Raiders have yet to appeal the ruling.

So they tried to sue us after we've had the same colors for NINE years.

What a joke. :lol:

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Living in the Bay Area, there is another little known fact about this case I'd like to share. The judge in this case actually laughed at Al Davis, and told him if he wanted to have a team no one would ever emmulate or try to look like, he should change the Raiders name to the Oakland Daisies and wear pink uniforms. True story.

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Living in the Bay Area, there is another little known fact about this case I'd like to share. The judge in this case actually laughed at Al Davis, and told him if he wanted to have a team no one would ever emmulate or try to look like, he should change the Raiders name to the Oakland Daisies and wear pink uniforms. True story.

Thanks, that's funny. :lol:

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