Disparagement clause offends First Amendment, says SCOTUS in Tam

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Disparagement clause offends First Amendment, says SCOTUS in Tam

June 20 2017
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On Monday June 19, the Supreme Court handed down its 8-0 unanimous (Justice Gorsuch took no part) decision in Matal v Tam (formerly Lee v Tam), finding that the disparagement clause of US trade mark law is unconstitutional

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