US Supreme Court to Review Ban on Registration of Disparaging Trademarks

摘要

The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a new case with implications for the Washington Redskins' name controversy, agreeing to decide whether the federal government can withhold legal protections for trademarks it concludes are disparaging (Lee v. Tam, U.S., No. 15-1293, review granted 9/29/16). The justices on Thursday said they'll consider whether federal trademark examiners violated the Constitution's free-speech guarantee when they rejected an application from the lead singer of the Slants, an Asian-American dance-rock band.