Ban on 'Immoral,' 'Scandalous' Trademarks Violates Constitution, Supreme Court Rules
Summary
A federal ban on the registration of "immoral" or "scandalous" trademarks violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 24. The court's ruling means that the owner of a clothing line can register the trademark FUCT to identify his products and that other trademarks previously barred from registration on the same grounds may now be registrable. Iancu v. Brunetti, 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4201 (2019).