CNN —A political activist’s desire to register a suggestive phrase targeting Donald Trump’s anatomy and policies is at the center of a Supreme Court case being heard Wednesday that will test the limits of the First Amendment.
Elster appealed to the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, which ultimately refused registration.
A federal appeals court, however, later held that the refusal violated Elster’s First Amendment rights.
Trump did not weigh in on the case in a friend-of-the-court brief.
In two recent cases, the court bolstered First Amendment protections when it declined to back decisions by the USPTO to deny trademark registrations based on other parts of the Lanham Act.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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