Friends of the court, friends of the First Amendment
The approved and publishable amicus briefs in the appeal regarding the trademark registration of THE SLANTS are trickling in. Certainly interesting to see who is... Read more
Tag: Redskins
Indian givers (part 3)
Part one and part two of this three-part post were published earlier this week. When the PTO’s decision revoking the REDSKINS registrations was affirmed by... Read more
The ACLU’s strange bedfellows
Here’s some news: The American Civil Liberties Union says the Redskins are wrong, damned wrong — but they’ve got every right in the world to... Read more
Best of 2014: Redskins decision: The present judges the past
Originally posted on June 18, 2014. I’ve been writing about the dispute over the REDSKINS trademark on this blog more or less since the beginning... Read more
Redskins redux
Remember the Washington Redskins trademark tussle? CNBC reports that it’s back — again — and better than ever. This time the focus is an interesting... Read more
43(a)? It’s not for me to say
I’m kind of tired of In re Tam also. But I have been a bit surprised that there has not been a more discussion, or... Read more
Redskins redux 2
I didn’t have a chance to mention that last month, the order denying the legal challenge to the Washington Redskin’s use of its trademark American... Read more
Free speech about trademarks and free speech
Speech about trademarks, trademark registrations and free speech have bubbled so verily to the top of the public imagination that it’s all over the official organ... Read more
The Redskins appeal brief in Pro-Football v. Blackhorse
Originally posted 2015-10-31 20:54:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more
Trademarks, the Redskins and the constitution
The NFL’s brief on the issue you’ve read about everywhere, including here, is now out and about (courtesy of John Welch): NFL v Blackhorse – The... Read more
“Indian givers” (part 1)
For years I’ve been complaining that so much of the excitement in intellectual property law jurisprudence these days involves policy-making by judges and the PTO. How... Read more
A certain NFL team is on the warpath
Sorry about the pun — but then again, I’m not the PTO; then again, too, my attitude toward “scandalous and offensive” ethnic marks is different... Read more
“Indian givers” (part 2)
[Note: This post was written before the December 22, 2015 Federal Circuit opinion in In re Tam, and, of course, subsequent developments.] Yesterday I ended part... Read more
So, how about those Redskins?
I’ve been writing about the Redskins and the tribulations — and, as it turns out, trials — of their REDSKINS trademarks since long before that... Read more