The man who has snapped up the rights to dozens of potential Washington team names insists he no longer is hoping for a payday.
He now says he would give away any of his trademarks for free if it would help accelerate the franchise’s name change.
For the past six years, Martin McCaulay has speculated on how Washington’s NFL franchise might replace its controversial Redskins name. McCaulay has visited the United States Patent and Trademark Office website and forked over $275 per application to obtain the rights to names like the “Washington Pigskins,” “Washington Bravehearts” and “Washington Monuments.