May the Government Refuse to Issue a Trademark to an Asian-American Named the "Slants"?
Podcast |
Supreme Podcast
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Law
News & Politics
Supreme Court
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News & Politics
Publication Date |
Jan 28, 2017
Episode Duration |
00:30:08
On this episode, we review the oral arguments last week in Lee v. Tam. Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), provides that no trademark shall be refused registration on account of its nature unless, inter alia, it "[c]onsists of . . . matter which may disparage . . . persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt, or disrepute." The question presented by the case is whether the disparagement provision in 15 U.S.C. 1052(a) is facially invalid under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.

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