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federal2019
Additional Highlights:First AmendmentTrademarkImmoral Marks
Iancu v. Brunetti
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
The Lanham Act's prohibition on registering "immoral or scandalous" trademarks is an unconstitutional viewpoint-based restriction on speech.
Case Summary
Iancu v. Brunetti extended Matal v. Tam to strike down the Lanham Act's bar on registering immoral or scandalous marks, holding that any trademark refusal based on the perceived vulgarity or offensiveness of a mark's message constitutes viewpoint discrimination.
Primary Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4636124/iancu-v-brunetti/