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More singularity: Still, er, screwed

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Ron Coleman

I thought I covered all the things, all of them!, about trademarks these days in my recent “Trademark Singularity” Part One and Part Two posts […]

Section 2(a)

Burying 2(a) at the CIPLA

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Ron Coleman

Matal v. Tam was highly influential in the subsequent Supreme Court case Iancu v. Brunetti, which also overturned the provisions of the Lanham Act prohibiting the registration of “immoral” and “scandalous” trademarks on the same grounds. Mr. Coleman will speak about both of these cases, including his experience in the Tam case, and provide his insights regarding the future of registration of these types of controversial trademarks with the USPTO.

Section 2(a)