Amicus Asks High Court To Find Lanham Act’s Scandalous Marks Ban Unconstitutional

Mealey's (March 22, 2019, 1:55 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21, supporting the owner of the “fuct” clothing line, whose trademark application was denied by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) as immoral and scandalous, arguing that this standard violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Andrei Iancu v. Erik Brunetti, No. 18-302, U.S. Sup.)....