Federal Circuit pulls the plug on ‘disparaging’ trademark application

A US appeals court has affirmed a decision from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that rejected a trademark application for the phrase ‘The Slants’ on the grounds that it was disparaging.

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