Band vows to challenge ruling on ‘disparaging’ trademark

The founder of rock band The Slants has vowed to challenge a court ruling that backed the US Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) decision to reject a trademark application for the band’s name on the grounds that it was “disparaging”.

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21 April 2015 A US appeals court has affirmed a decision from the US Patent and Trademark Office that rejected a trademark application for the phrase ‘The Slants’ on the grounds that it was disparaging.

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