Once again, a band has won a long legal battle over the right to trademark its name. The Seattle-based band Thunderpussy first filed a trademark application five years ago and had their application
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It’s been a helluva week for Simon Tam and The Slants. On Monday, when the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favour of the band, finding that the US Patent and Trademark Office violated
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“The disparagement clause violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. Contrary to the Government’s contention, trademarks are private, not government speech. Because the ‘Free Speech Clause… does not regulate government speech’…the government is
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In a unanimous decision Monday morning, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based band that’s been fighting for years for the right to trademark their name.
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The Slants are, first and foremost, a band. They’re not about to let waiting for a decision from the US Supreme Court get in the way of being a band. The Portland, Oregon-based
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After The Slants and their attorneys plead their case to the US Supreme Court Wednesday, the end point in a long, extended battle with the US Patent and Trademark Office to trademark their
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It’s a moment five years in the making. On Wednesday, Simon Tam and his band, The Slants, along with their legal team, will present their argument before the United States Supreme Court. The
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Days before the presidential inauguration, one of the most interesting cases regarding the First Amendment and trademark law in recent history will be argued before the US Supreme Court. Many years ago, Simon
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‘Tis the season, after all, to take stock of all that came before in the god-forsaken year that was 2016 and read the tea leaves to make predictions as to what will come
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What do you do when your band has a case at the US Supreme Court? You sing about it, of course. The Slants, the Portland, Ore.-based band locked in a six-year-long legal battle
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The Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case of The Slants, the Portland, Ore.-based pop band that has spent the better part of the past six years’ trying trademark its
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