In re Tam: Landmark Federal Circuit Trademark Decision Triggers Practical Law Updates | Practical Law
In In re Tam, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled unconstitutional that portion of Lanham Act Section 2(a) that bars registration of disparaging trademarks. This was a landmark decision with potentially broad implications on the registrability of certain types of marks. This Legal Update identifies Intellectual Property & Technology resources affected by the Federal Circuit's decision and provides links to the updated resources.