Rock, racism and the Constitution: the US Supreme Court takes a different slant on trade marks
America! It’s a land of flags, Twinkies, NASCAR. and Constitutional amendments. Matal v Tam (PDF) is the most recent warning not to get between an American and any of those things. The case concerned the application by a “new-wave dance rock” band to register their band name as a trade mark. Ordinarily, the US Patent and read more…