While the world’s attention has been focused on the Washington Redskins’ 0-2 record before the Trademark Office and federal court (its appeal to a federal appellate court is pending), a similar case has been making its way through the appeals process in a different appellate court—the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
On Dec. 22, the Federal Circuit ruled that the portion of the federal trademark statute—the Lanham Act—that prohibited the registration of disparaging trademarks is unconstitutional.
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