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Is the Block R logo secretly Canadian?

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Take a look at the linked article above (h/t: Rivals), about efforts to bring the Ottawa Rough Riders back to the CFL. Their 70's/80's era logo just happens to look exactly like the Rutgers Block R. As a Canadian franchise, would their trademark be valid in the United States? Rutgers started using the Block R in 2001, but can point to an old 1966 logo as inspiration. If memory serves, the Block R was designed by Dan Levy, inspired by Greg Schiano's fondness for the Ramapo High School football logo.