Cascadia Cup trademark dispute

Commissioner Don Garber tells Canadian blogger that he'd be OK with solution in which supporters own the trademark.

Supporters groups from Seattle, Portland and Vancouver have conference call with MLS representatives but still feel they "well positioned" to protect trademark.

If you're looking for fire-breathing pro Cascadia-isms this might not be the episode for you, but we do try to have an adult conversation on the topic while also discussing the Sounders SuperDraft picks with Travis Clark.

MalcontentJake is a Supporter. This is his take on the Cascadia Cup Trademark battle.

Don Garber's patronizing appeals to let him and his corporation trademark the Cascadia Cup are an insult to soccer fans in Cascadia and across North America.

MLS commissioner essentially tells reports that MLS is worried that supporters might sell rights to name without league approval.

Who really owns the Cascadia Cup name? The battle's brewing, and we'll find out in the coming months.

MLS made a mistake by not first approaching supporters before applying for trademark and may now have a legal fight on their hands that nobody should want.

In direct opposition to MLS's efforts to trademark "Cascadia Cup," ECS, Timbers Army and the Southsiders band together to pursue the trademark for themselves.