In a decision surprising absolutely nobody, on Monday the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) could not refuse to register trademarks even if they are “immoral or scandalous.” The trademark at issue involved the use of the mark “FUCT [F-U-C-T]” for clothing and merchandise.
It was only a matter of time. THE “GOOD OLD DAYS” BEFORE DISPARAGING, VULGAR AND SCANDALOUS TRADEMARKS For seventy years the United States Patent and Trademark Office…
We previously wrote about the copyright battle between two of the largest cheerleader uniform manufacturers. Plaintiff Varsity Brand, Inc. claimed that Star Athletica, LLC had…
I previously wrote about a Supreme Court case pitting the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act against the…
Today the Supreme Court agreed to decide an ongoing conflict, pitting a trademark registrant’s First Amendment rights against longstanding law precluding trademark registration of “disparaging” marks. In…
