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Friday, 30 September 2016 17:46

Supreme Court to Review Ban on Disparaging Trademarks

The Supreme Court yesterday decided that it will review the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in Lee v. Tam, a case involving the refusal to register the term "The Slants" as a band name for a group musicians of Asian descent. The Federal Circuit's current decision holds that the USPTO's refusal to register the "The Slants" under the disparagement provision of the Lanham Act is an unlawful burden on free speech.

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