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Add that TM: Thunderpussy wins five-year trademark battle

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments FUCT, Simon Tam, The Slants, Thunderpussy, Trademark, Trademark Law, US Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO

Once again, a band has won a long legal battle over the right to trademark its name. The Seattle-based band

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BREAKING: US Supreme Court rules in favor of The Slants

June 19, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments First Amendment, Lawsuits, The Slants, Trademark, USPTO

In a unanimous decision Monday morning, the US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 in favor of The Slants, the Portland, Oregon-based

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Controversy Music News 

The Slants Sing about Supreme Court Case

December 8, 2016December 7, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Controversy, legal cases, Supreme Court, The Slants, USPTO

What do you do when your band has a case at the US Supreme Court? You sing about it, of

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Music News 

Slants to Supreme Court: Review Our Victory

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments The Lanham Act, The Slants, Trademark, US Supreme Court, USPTO, Washington Redskins

It’s not often a winning party in a long-fought legal battle asks the Supreme Court in the United States to

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