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MLW And WWE In A Legal Battle Over “The Hart Foundation” Trademark - PWMania - Wrestling News
PWMania· 4 days ago“The Hart Foundation” name has tons of history in the pro wrestling industry as it is associated with the legendary wrestling family and their storied legacy within the WWE. The Hart Foundation ...
SCOTUS Rules on "Trump Too Small"—Third Recent Ruling on First Amendment Implications for Lanham Act...
JD Supra· 5 days agoAll of the Court’s decisions are significant, and this matter was of particular interest because the decision marked the third time in recent years that the Court ruled on whether certain limitations ...
Supreme Court Says First Amendment Can’t Save 'Trump Too Small' Trademark Bid | JD Supra
JD Supra· 6 days agoElster, 602 U. S. ____ (2024), a case involving a plaintiff’s attempt to register the trademark “Trump too small” (a reference to a key political issue in the 2016 Republican ...
Trademarking History: Justices Uphold Names Clause, Clash Over Reasoning
The National Law Review· 2 days agoOn June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Vidal v. Elster, a case that pitted ...
...Fractured: Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of “Trump Too Small” Trademark, With Little Guidance...
JD Supra· 5 days agoSmall,” accompanied by an illustrated hand, sold on a T-shirt as political commentary about former President Donald Trump. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) denied ...
Inside Momofuku's Battle Over 'Chili Crunch' Trademark
QSR· 5 days agoAfter a windstorm of controversy, celebrity chef David Chang announced on April 12 that his Momofuku...
A Win for Political Speech at the Supreme Court
The Dispatch· 4 days agoTrademark registration is low-cost and trolling could be used to prevent an opponent from saying harmful things—at least long enough to win an election.
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Lanham Act’s Names Clause | JD Supra
JD Supra· 2 days agoIn Vidal v. Elster, a unanimous Supreme Court of the United States reversed the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s decision, holding that the Lanham Act’s names clause does not violate ...
Amy Coney Barrett Sounds Fed Up With Clarence Thomas’ Sloppy Originalism
Slate· 6 days agoThis is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Alongside Amicus, we kicked things off this year by explaining How Originalism Ate the ...
Lanham Act’s Personal Names Restriction Does Not Violate First Amendment | JD Supra
JD Supra· 4 days agoAs expected, based on the tenor of the Justices’ questions during oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against a trademark applicant seeking to register a mark ...