Supreme Court To Decide Whether Public Figures’ Names Can Be Trademarked

Mealey's (June 5, 2023, 11:07 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Granting a petition for certiorari by the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the U.S. Supreme Court on Junw 5 said it will consider whether declining to register a trademark that contains a criticism of a public figure violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....