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SCOTUS likely to overturn ‘scandalous’ TM ban: lawyers

The US Supreme Court is likely to overturn the ban on registering scandalous trademarks following oral arguments in Iancu v Brunetti yesterday, lawyers have told WIPR.

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US Supreme Court to hear arguments over ‘scandalous’ TMs

15 April 2019 The US Supreme Court will today, April 15, hear arguments over whether it should permit the registration of “scandalous” or profane trademarks, a move which critics say would be unconstitutional.

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SCOTUS overturns ban on scandalous TMs

24 June 2019 The US Supreme Court overturned the prohibition on registering scandalous trademarks earlier today, June 20.

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Iancu v Brunetti: A marker in the moral policing of IP, say lawyers

25 June 2019 Lawyers have welcomed the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the ban on scandalous and disparaging marks, after the court found yesterday, June 24, that it violated the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

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SCOTUS likely to overturn ‘scandalous’ TM ban: lawyers

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