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Obtaining Trademark Registration For Marks Containing Political Commentary: A Look Into Vidal V. Elster, Annick Runyon May 2024

Obtaining Trademark Registration For Marks Containing Political Commentary: A Look Into Vidal V. Elster, Annick Runyon

University of Miami Law Review

For decades, courts have struggled with balancing trademark law with the First Amendment—specifically with cases challenging the denial of trademark registration of certain marks. Congress codified trademark registration through the Lanham Act, also known as the Trademark Act of 1946. This statute outlines the registration process and expands the rights of trademark owners. In recent years, a string of cases have ruled certain provisions of the Lanham Act that bar certain marks from registration unconstitutional.

Currently under review by the Supreme Court, the case Vidal v. Elster involves an applicant who was denied trademark registration for his mark “Trump Too …


How Important Is A Title? An Examination Of The Private Law Created By The Motion Picture Association Of America, Edward Robert Mccarthy Jul 2002

How Important Is A Title? An Examination Of The Private Law Created By The Motion Picture Association Of America, Edward Robert Mccarthy

University of Miami Law Review

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Icann's "Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy"- Causes And (Partial) Cures, A. Michael Froomkin Jan 2002

Icann's "Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy"- Causes And (Partial) Cures, A. Michael Froomkin

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The Territorial Scope Of Trademark Rights, William Jay Gross Mar 1990

The Territorial Scope Of Trademark Rights, William Jay Gross

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