Federal Circuit Overturns Prohibition On "Disparaging" Trademarks (arstechnica.com)

New submitter flopsquad writes: On December 22, the Federal Circuit released a decision overturning, on First Amendment grounds, the part of US trademark law that prohibits registration of "disparaging" marks. This case concerned the USTPO's refusal to register a mark for the Asian-American band "The Slants". However, the decision will no doubt have wider implications for brands such as the embattled Washington Redskins, whose mark was ordered canceled earlier this year.

Comments

Doesn't anybody have a sense of humor these days??

[Anonymous Coward]

I think "The Slants" is a brilliant name!!!