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By Commentary by Amanda McGovern and Daniel Alvarez Sox | June 26, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of a trademark for The Slants means disparaging terms are worth defending, write attorneys Amanda McGovern and Daniel Alvarez Sox.
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By Todd Cunningham | June 23, 2017
When the Supreme Court this week gave a green light to a rock band composed of Asian-American musicians that wanted to use the name "The Slants," it struck down a portion of the 71-year-old Lanham Act that bars disparaging trademarks. That gave a major boost to the hopes of the owners of the NFL's Washington Redskins, who have already filed to establish the case as controlling precedent in their battle to reinstate their trademark, which was suspended as racially offensive toward Native Americans. But they weren't the only ones.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Plaintiff's motion for contempt based on the allegation that defendants continued to use the original name of their pharmacy after it had been found to violate the Lanham act failed because the only evidence presented was an undated advertising postcard. Motion denied.
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 19, 2017
U.S. Sup. Ct.; 15-1293 Simon Tam, lead singer of the rock group “The Slants,” chose this moniker in order to “reclaim” the term…
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By Tony Mauro | June 19, 2017
A high-profile trademark fight centered on the Asian-American rock band The Slants ended Monday with a ruling that the Lanham Act's prohibition against “disparaging” marks violates the First Amendment.
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By Scott Graham | June 16, 2017
A World Intellectual Property Association arbitration panel ruled that "geofilters" is a descriptive term for software.
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 14, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-16809 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that the plaintiff failed to show that the GOOGLE trademark had become so…
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By Scott Graham | June 6, 2017
The Trump administration had agreed to keep her in the role but never seemed to give her a firm vote of confidence. A person close to Lee said she was concerned about the Commerce Department siphoning off patent fees.
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By By Anna Zhang | June 1, 2017
Squire Patton Boggs, Norton Rose Fulbright and Osborne Clark have all been targets of China's trademark squatters—entities that register the marks of known brands in the hopes of profiting off the name or extracting money from the brand owner.
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By Ross Todd | May 16, 2017
The name Google hasn't gone the way of thermos, cellophane and aspirin—at least not yet.
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