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Can you cash in by claiming a trademark on a trending nickname, slang word, or phrase?
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 12 hours agoCan you register a trademark on a trending term? The Supreme Court just decided a case that gives a...
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...
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...
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Lanham Act’s Names Clause
The National Law Review· 2 days agoThe US Patent & Trademark Office examining attorney, and subsequently the Trademark Trial & Appeal...
Trademarking History: Justices Uphold Names Clause, Clash Over Reasoning | JD Supra
JD Supra· 3 days agoOn June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Vidal v. Elster, a case that pitted trademark law against the First Amendment’s free speech protections. While ...
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 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 ...
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< ...
A Trademark Dispute Plays Out Before the NAD | JD Supra
JD Supra· 7 days agoPlanting Hope had a registration for the RIGHTRICE trademark, but that registration was canceled in January 2024 by the U.S. Patent & ...