The Decision: The United States Supreme Court held that Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, prohibiting registration of "disparaging" trademarks, is unconstitutional. The Reasoning: Trademarks are ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office goes to court on Wednesday one last time with Portland dance-rock band The Slants. That's when the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the trademark dispute that has ...

Reporting from Washington — A trademark dispute involving an Asian American band that calls itself the Slants provoked a lively Supreme Court argument Wednesday over free speech, political correctness ...

An Asian-American rock band called the Slants have won a major legal battle over their name after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in an 8-0 ruling ...

Artists live at the crossroads of the active and the passive, between merely creating and sharing or creating and engaging with the broader community. Asian-American pop-punk band The Slants perfectly ...

WASHINGTON --The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the Washington Redskins in their legal fight over the team name.

An Asian-American band’s six-year battle with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will move forward on Friday with a Federal District Court of Appeal hearing. “We’re just a step below the Supreme ...

Now that a federal appeals court has ruled a portion of the Trademark Act unconstitutional, what will this mean for the “Redskins?” The court has said that the Trademark Office may not refuse ...

In the 20th century, younger members of many minority groups repurposed offensive words that had been used as slurs and insults. African Americans and gays, in particular, transformed hateful brands ...

Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court extended trademark protection on Monday to words and names that may be offensive, ruling that the 1st Amendment right to free speech allows an Asian ...