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6 August 2015Trademarks

The Slants urges Federal Circuit to overturn trademark rejection

Lawyers representing rock band The Slants have urged the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to overturn a decision by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to reject the band’s trademark application for its name.

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Asian lawyers mount attack on ‘The Slants’ application
30 July 2015   A group of organisations that represent Asian lawyers has backed the US Patent and Trademark Office’s decision to reject a trademark application by US band The Slants, ahead of a court case.


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