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Amy Coney Barrett Breaks With Supreme Court Originalists
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoFor Barrett, the names clause—and other restrictions similar to it—could be upheld independently of...
Can you cash in by claiming a trademark on a trending nickname, slang word, or phrase?
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 15 hours agoCan you register a trademark on a trending term? The Supreme Court just decided a case that gives a...
Nothing 2(c) Here: SCOTUS Rules Trademark Act’s Prohibition Against Registering a Particular Living...
The National Law Review· 6 days agoOn June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Vidal v. Elster that protecting a living...
Lanham Act’s Personal Names Restriction Does Not Violate First Amendment | JD Supra
JD Supra· 5 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 ...
Amy Coney Barrett Sounds Fed Up With Clarence Thomas’ Sloppy Originalism
Slate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe best way to support our work is by joining Slate Plus. (If you are already a member, consider a...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Lanham Act’s Names Clause
The National Law Review· 3 days agoThe US Patent & Trademark Office examining attorney, and subsequently the Trademark Trial & Appeal...
Supreme Court Upholds Names Clause in Trademark Law, Emphasizing Historical and Traditional...
JD Supra· 5 days agoIn a landmark decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the Lanham Act’s provision that prohibits the registration ...
Vidal v. Elster: The Supreme Court Affirms the Constitutionality of Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act |...
JD Supra· 7 days agoIn Vidal v. Elster, the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act, which prohibits the registration as a trademark ...
From Rubio's Joke to the Supreme Court: The Journey of 'Trump Too Small' in Vidal v. Elster | JD...
JD Supra· 7 days agoDoes the Lanham Act’s restriction on registration of trademarks that include an individual’s name without the consent of such individual violate the Free ...
‘Trump Too Small’ Trademark Case Morphs Into Free Speech Debate
Bloomberg Law· 6 days agoSteve Elster wanted to register “Trump Too Small” as a trademark for shirts and hats but didn’t have the consent of former president Donald Trump. US trademark< ...