An Asian-American rock band from Oregon will attempt to persuade a federal appeals court that it deserves a trademark for its name, The Slants, even though the government considers it to be an ethnic slur. In 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the name on the basis that it was disparaging to Asian Americans. Federal law prohibits registration of disparaging trademarks. "As a slur it's obscure at best, even in its heyday in the 1940s," band front-man Simon Tarn said in an interview.
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机译：来自俄勒冈州的一个亚裔美国人摇滚乐队将试图说服联邦上诉法院，尽管该政府认为这是一个种族诽谤，但仍应为其名称“ The Slants”注册商标。 2013年，美国专利商标局（USPTO）拒绝了该名称，理由是该名称不尊重亚裔美国人。联邦法律禁止注册贬低商标。乐队负责人西蒙·塔恩（Simon Tarn）在接受采访时说：“作为污蔑，即使在1940年代鼎盛时期，它充其量也是模糊的。”
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