Matal v. Tam was argued at the Court on January 18, 2017 and decided on June 19, 2017.
This is a case about when trademark protection and the First
Amendment collide—what happens when someone wants a trademark but the
government isn’t willing register a trademark because the name offends
many people? Is this a violation of the First Amendment? It involves a
band, disparaging terms, and the First Amendment, and could have
significant consequences for the NFL team in Washington, DC.
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