In Win For PTO, High Court Declares ‘Names’ Clause Constitutional

(June 13, 2024, 12:44 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The full U.S. Supreme Court on June 13 reversed a ruling by the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that a provision of federal trademark law barring registrations that “falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead” violates free speech rights, but the justices, in several concurrences, offered vastly different reasons why....