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Supreme Court Says Rule Against Potentially Offensive Trademarks Is Unconstitutional
Now the Supreme Court has affirmed that ruling, negating the provision in the Lanham Act. Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the opinion, said of the provision: "It offends a bedrock First Amendment principle Speech may not be banned on the grounds that it expresses ideas that offend." This decision could be bigger than it seems at first, as it[...]