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In permitting the registration of the “vulgar” term FUCT, the Supreme Court recently extended its 2016 ruling from Matal v. Tam, which allowed the registration of the trademark THE SLANTS for an Asian ...
At the outset, the majority reviewed their holding in Matal v. Tam, noting that any trademark statute that prohibits registration of a mark conveying certain ideas and not others is facially invalid.
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision in Matal v Tam was handed down yesterday and immediately caused heated debate. Following our coverage of the decision, we approached a number of trademark ...
To appreciate the complexities of policing online hate speech that underlie an April summary decision by Meta’s Oversight Board, let’s start with a musical detour through a 2017 US Supreme Court ...
Lisa P. Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, is publishing Free Speech Challenges to Trademark Law After Matal v. Tam in volume 56 of the Houston Law Review. Here is the abstract. Trademark ...
The Supreme Court ruled Monday a disparagement provision of federal trademark law violated the First Amendment in what could be a major win for the Washington Redskins. In Matal v. Tam, the high court ...