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U.S. Supreme Court

Jul. 7, 2016

Free speech, football and rock 'n' roll

Not many legal disputes hit a trifecta of Americana, but by blending free speech, football and rock 'n' roll, the roiling debate over offensive trademarks does just that.

Jean-Paul Jassy

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First Amendment and media law

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FIRST & FOREMOST

Not many legal disputes hit a trifecta of Americana. But, the roiling debate over offensive trademarks does just that, blending free speech, football and rock 'n' roll.

Federal trademark law, 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(a), states that "no trademark ... shall be refused registration ... unless it ... [c]onsists of ... matter which may disparage ... persons, living...

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