That great, free First Amendment thing (Best of 2017)
First published July 24, 2017. I was recently, and very briefly, the toast of whatever for my efforts in making the world safe for nasty... Read more
Tag: The Slants
Update (and clarifications) about the SLANTS appeal (UPDATED)
There has been some press coverage of the intention of my client, The Slants, to appeal the denial of their application to register THE SLANTS.... Read more
Talking the Slants talk
@TTABlog This was the result of the best of intentions executed by fine professionals trying to divine their duties in a world gone mad. —... Read more
Après Tam, le déluge? Nah.
I was speaking to a thoughtful, insightful person last night who asked me, “What if Simon Tam wins in Lee v. Tam and Section 2(a)’s... Read more
Hurray for Hollywood!
The official website of the thing is here. Register to attend by clicking here. I’ll be speaking about In re Tam but don’t worry, there... Read more
TTAB re THE SLANTS trademark: Once disparaging, always disparaging
Remember the SLANTS trademark appeal to the TTAB? Here’s the decision (below). For the TTAB, there’s only one answer to the “disparaging” question — well,... Read more
Best of 2014: Consensus in Cleveland
First posted on March 12, 2014. Far be it from me to compare myself to the distinguished former Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit, the... Read more
Slanted against him
Another not-safe-for-work story is out there about a trademark registration denied under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act as “immoral or scandalous.” John Welch and Marc... Read more
A basket of Lee v. Tam briefs
I was going to do a post collecting all the briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court in Lee v. Tam (“THE SLANTS”), but... Read more
Reply brief on en banc hearing in the Federal Circuit for The Slants
Previous related documents: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sua sponte order to vacate The Slants en banc Appellate Brief Briefs of the PTO... Read more
The free-speech crackup
In case you thought we’d made any progress on free speech — and especially free speech and trademarks — by virtue of relatively recent cultural... Read more
Posner’s “judicial interpretive updating” and the disparagement clause (Best of 2017)
Originally posted on April 16, 2017. Thank God for small favors. Like being far away from the Seventh Circuit these days if you or your... Read more
West Coast swing — part II
Newport Beach! Where it stopped raining! And, yeah: The Slants, Scandal and Speech: Do the First Amendment and Trademark Law Collide? The Supreme Court’s unanimous... Read more
West Coast Swing – Part I
Tomorrow in Beverly Hills! https://t.co/pkRVS4ium3 pic.twitter.com/QDVUPGRWBT — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) October 31, 2017 That’s November 1: UPDATE: Watch online, if you want. (But there is... Read more