27 October 2023FeaturesTrademarks ChannelDavid Bell

'Trump Too Small' at SCOTUS: arguments preview

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 1, 2023, in Vidal v Elster, a case addressing whether the trademark registration bar on incorporating a living individual’s name, portrait or signature in a mark without their written consent is constitutional.

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