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In re: Brunetti
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July 16, 2018
USPTO Still Mulling Supreme Court Over 'Scandalous' TMs
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is still mulling over whether to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the Lanham Act's ban on "scandalous" trademarks, pushing the decision back to August.
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April 13, 2018
Fed Circ. Won't Rethink 'Scandalous' Trademark Ruling
Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Lanham Act's ban on "disparaging" trademarks, the Federal Circuit on Thursday left in place a ruling that the statute's bar on "scandalous" material is also unconstitutional.
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December 15, 2017
Fed. Circ. Rules Ban On 'Scandalous' TMs Unconstitutional
The Federal Circuit has ruled that the Lanham Act's ban on "scandalous and immoral" trademarks is unconstitutional, months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the statute's similar bar on "disparaging" marks.
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August 29, 2017
Fed. Circ. Hammers Gov't Defense Of 'Scandalous' TM Ban
A Federal Circuit panel tore into the U.S. government's defense of a law banning the registration of "scandalous and immoral" trademarks on Tuesday, asking why that prohibition should stand after one for "disparaging" marks was just scrapped by the U.S. Supreme Court under the First Amendment.
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January 22, 2016
USPTO Says Slants Ruling Would Nix Scandalous TM Ban, Too
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office conceded Thursday that last month's Federal Circuit decision striking down the Lanham Act's ban on "disparaging" trademark registrations would mean that the law's prohibition on "scandalous and immoral" marks is invalid as well.