It’s old news by now, but the Supreme Court ruled earlier this week that the immoral and scandalous trademark ban set forth in Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act is
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The Slants
Fourth Circuit Finally Rules on Washington Redskins Trademark Case
By Elizabeth A. Patton on
In what may be the final installment of a series of blog posts related to the Lanham Act’s disparaging trademark ban and its effect on the Washington Redskins’ trademarks, the…
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Slanting Toward the End of the Commercial Speech Doctrine
By Fox Rothschild LLP on
Amid the hullabaloo over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week in Matal v. Tam, a much broader and potentially more significant development might be overlooked. It shouldn’t be.
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