Disparagement, First Amendment, Lanham Act, Trademark Infringement
To update my earlier blog [Blog] concerning whether Section 2 (a) of the Lanham Act, 1946, which restricts federal registration of trademarks found to be scandalous or disparaging, will withstand challenges to its constitutionality, the Redskins...
Disparagement, First Amendment, Lanham Act, Trademarks
Section 2 (a) of the Lanham Act, 1946, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 2 (a), which restricts the registration of trademarks found by the USPTO to be scandalous or disparaging, was determined to be unconstitutional on the basis of the First Amendment by the Court of Appeals for...
