Comments on: Are Legal Restrictions On Disparaging Personal Names Unconstitutional?–In re The Slants (Guest Blog Post) https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/12/are-legal-restrictions-on-disparaging-personal-names-unconstitutional-in-re-the-slants-guest-blog-post.htm Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Roundup of blog posts on Federal Circuit Court of Appeal’s trademark decision on The Slants - Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC – The Nontraditional Trademark Lawyers® https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/12/are-legal-restrictions-on-disparaging-personal-names-unconstitutional-in-re-the-slants-guest-blog-post.htm#comment-1449 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 13:01:29 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=15271#comment-1449 […] Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Are Legal Restrictions On Disparaging Personal Names Unconstitutional?–In re The Slants (Guest Blo… […]

]]> By: Talking the Slants talk | LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION® https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/12/are-legal-restrictions-on-disparaging-personal-names-unconstitutional-in-re-the-slants-guest-blog-post.htm#comment-1448 Fri, 25 Dec 2015 00:49:28 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=15271#comment-1448 […] most non-legal publications; IP Watchdog; The National Law Review; TTABlog, of course; Duets Blog; Eric Goldman; and I really don’t get the point of why I’m doing this. It’s a famous case, and […]

]]> By: Eric Goldman https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/12/are-legal-restrictions-on-disparaging-personal-names-unconstitutional-in-re-the-slants-guest-blog-post.htm#comment-1447 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 03:57:00 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=15271#comment-1447 In reply to John Gregory.

Obscene material is not protected by the Constitution, so Congress could ban the registration of obscene trademarks. However, the definition of obscenity almost always excludes text content, so such a ban would be quite narrow. Eric.

]]> By: John Gregory https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2015/12/are-legal-restrictions-on-disparaging-personal-names-unconstitutional-in-re-the-slants-guest-blog-post.htm#comment-1446 Thu, 24 Dec 2015 02:48:00 +0000 http://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=15271#comment-1446 how does the law of obscenity stand up these days? Any overlap with this? One may have a disparaging name as a trademark, according to the court. May one have an obscene one? Will the court have to see/hear it to know? Are there no legal footholds at all on the slippery slope?

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