Band Member Argues That Disparagement Clause Is Contrary To 1st Amendment

(January 6, 2017, 7:41 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A member of an Asian-American rock band argues in his Dec. 9 response brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that the Lanham Act's disparagement clause is contrary to the First Amendment and, alternatively, that the clause does not bar the registration of his trademark and is unconstitutionally vague (Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Simon Shiao Tam, No. 15-1293, U.S. Sup.)....