Federal Circuit Deems Disparagement Provision Unconstitutional

(December 23, 2015, 10:03 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Lanham Act’s prohibition, codified at 15 U.S. Code Section 1052(a) (Section 2[a]), on the registration of “scandalous, immoral, or disparaging” trademarks is unconstitutional, a deeply divided, en banc Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 22 (In re: Simon Shiao Tam, No. 14-1203, Fed. Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 22300)....