商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court will hear attempt to trademark ‘Trump Too Small’ | The Washington Post

US Supreme Court will hear a free speech appeal on trademark “Trump Too Small”

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider whether a California attorney has a free-speech right to trademark the phrase “Trump Too Small” for use on T-shirts that mock the former president and build on locker-room taunts from the 2016 Republican presidential primary.

情報源: Supreme Court will hear attempt to trademark ‘Trump Too Small’ – The Washington PostUS Supreme Court will hear a free speech appeal

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A man wants to trademark ‘Trump too small’ for T-shirts. Supreme Court to hear case

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The Supreme Court agreed to review the US Patent & Trademark Office’s (PTO) challenge to a February 2022 ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the ruling at issue, th

情報源: TRUMP TOO SMALL goes to Supreme Court Trademark Dispute

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商標登録insideNews: Justices keep it clean in debate over FUCT trademark – CNNPolitics

Several members of the Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday over the breadth of a federal law that forbids the registration for “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks.

情報源: Justices keep it clean in debate over FUCT trademark – CNNPolitics

Is a clothing line called “FUCT” entitled to trademark protection? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said no. Now the Supreme Court must decide.

情報源: Supreme Court Dances Around The F-Word In Case About “FUCT” Trademark : NPR

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商標登録insideNews: US Supreme Court to Decide if Trademark Protection Can be Denied to ‘Scandalous’ Brands | Valley News

trademark protection can be refused to brands that the federal government finds vulgar or lewd.The case involves a decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny trademark registration to a clothing line called FUCT.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down the century-old ban on protecting “scandalous” and “immoral” trademarks as a First Amendment violation, and the Department of Justice wants the Supreme Court to reverse the decision.

情報源: Valley News – Supreme Court to Decide if Trademark Protection Can be Denied to ‘Scandalous’ Brands

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商標登録insideNews: Supreme Court: Rejecting trademarks that ‘disparage’ others violates the First Amendment – The Washington Post

The federal government has violated the First Amendment by refusing to register trademarks that officials consider disparaging, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in a decision that provides a boost to the Washington Redskins’ efforts to hang on to the team’s controversial name.

情報源: Supreme Court: Rejecting trademarks that ‘disparage’ others violates the First Amendment – The Washington Post

コメント:米国最高裁は表現の自由の観点から、審査官が”軽蔑する”というような判断をすることが違憲としています。NFLのワシントン・レッドスキンズは、長らく先住民を蔑視するチーム名となり得るとして報道されていましたが、そこからは解放されそうです。

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal trademark law banning offensive names is unconstitutional, siding with a rock band whose name had been deemed racially disparaging by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

情報源: Supreme Court sides with The Slants, rules ban on offensive names is unconstitutional | Fox News

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