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Tag: The Slants

Posted on December 27, 2015April 28, 2016 Section 2(a)

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

Three Wise Monkeys
Posted on September 13, 2015March 23, 2017 Free Expression

Laws don’t kill free speech, legislators do

All is proceeding as I have foreseen: http://t.co/NMS2CBQjdO https://t.co/Mgi79j8ieP — Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) September 10, 2015 Originally posted 2015-09-13 12:50:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on June 19, 2015June 29, 2015 Section 2(a)

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

Posted on April 20, 2015April 29, 2015 Section 2(a)

Federal Circuit on the THE SLANTS: [Updated]

 Remember when I said, and said, and said, the appeal involving the TTAB’s rejection of the trademark application for THE SLANTS was fundamentally about PTO... Read more

Posted on February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 Section 2(a)

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

Posted on April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 TTAB Practice

Explicitly yours

Tomorrow I will be on a panel called “Warning, the Following Material May Be Explicit: Addressing the Efficacy of §2(a) of the Lanham Act” as part... Read more

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