Federal Circuit orders the USPTO to respond to The Slants’ writ

16-03-2016

Federal Circuit orders the USPTO to respond to The Slants’ writ

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The US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) decision to not process ‘The Slants’ trademark application came under fire yesterday after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit demanded it to respond to the band’s request to publish the mark for opposition.


US Patent and Trademark Office; The Slants; US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; trademark; Lanham Act; US Supreme Court

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