12 May 2016Trademarks

WIPR webinar: SCOTUS makeup could raise ‘fascinating prospect’ in Redskins, Slants cases

The US Supreme Court may rule that disparaging trademarks cannot be registered, but a scenario could arise whereby one set of disparaging marks are cancelled but another accepted, a WIPR-organised webinar has revealed.

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