First Amendment, Lanham Act, USPTO to SCOTUS, SOS

re: Simon Tam, The Slants
source: USPTO to SCOTUS: SOS on the Lanham Act ASAP | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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USPTO Refusal to Register Disparaging Trademarks Struck Down

Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Refusal to Register Disparaging Trademarks Struck Down on First Amendment Grounds | Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Issues: Selection, Protection, Registration, Use

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source: Issues to Be Aware of When Seeking Trademark Protection | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP - JDSupra

USPTO, Applications for Marks Comprised of gTLDs

USPTO Publishes Draft Trademark Examination Guide Update Regarding Applications for Marks Comprised of gTLDs | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - JDSupra: "The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is currently considering applications to add up to 1,400 new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to the Internet landscape, with some gTLDs opening for domain-name registrations beginning as early as late 2013. In response, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has prepared an update to the policy and procedures related to the USPTO’s handling of trademark applications for marks comprised of gTLDs, and has set forth the circumstances under which a mark consisting of a gTLD for domain-name registration or registry services may be registered." (read more at link above)

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