The Supreme Court on Monday overturned a provision of a 1946 law that banned the trademarking of “immoral or scandalous” terms. At issue was the trademark application for FUCT, a popular clothing brand. In Iancu v. Brunetti, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had refused the application, citing the 1946 law, but the court unanimously found that to be a violation of the First Amendment. The case had been closely watched because activists had challenged the trademark of the Washington Redskins football team on basis of the same law.
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