Update: The USPTO’s Slanted Viewpoint on Trademark Applications is Unconstitutional
In January, we told you about how the Asian-American rock band, The Slants, had been making noise in the courts for years fighting for the right to register the band's trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The USPTO had denied registration of the band's name, citing Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which allowed the USPTO to refuse registration of marks that it deemed to be immoral, scandalous, or disparaging. However, the band is likely singing the Supreme Court's praises because just this week the Court ruled in an 8-0 onion that this...
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