Until Final Court Rulings, USPTO Will Suspend Offensive TMs

By Bill Donahue (March 11, 2016, 12:13 PM EST) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said Thursday it would suspend all trademark applications that violate the Lanham Act's bans on "disparaging" or "scandalous" registrations until the final resolution of court cases challenging whether those provisions are constitutional....

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