Add that TM: Thunderpussy wins five-year trademark battle
Once again, a band has won a long legal battle over the right to trademark its name. The Seattle-based band
Read moreOnce again, a band has won a long legal battle over the right to trademark its name. The Seattle-based band
Read moreIt’s been a helluva week for Simon Tam and The Slants. On Monday, when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in
Read more“The disparagement clause violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. Contrary to the Government’s contention, trademarks are private, not government
Read moreIn a unanimous decision Monday morning, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based
Read moreThe Slants are, first and foremost, a band. They’re not about to let waiting for a decision from the US
Read moreAfter The Slants and their attorneys plead their case to the US Supreme Court Wednesday, the end point in a
Read moreIt’s a moment five years in the making. On Wednesday, Simon Tam and his band, The Slants, along with their
Read moreDays before the presidential inauguration, one of the most interesting cases regarding the First Amendment and trademark law in recent
Read more‘Tis the season, after all, to take stock of all that came before in the god-forsaken year that was 2016
Read moreWhat do you do when your band has a case at the US Supreme Court? You sing about it, of
Read moreThe Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of The Slants, the Portland, Ore.-based pop band that
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