By: Zarena L. Nieves Figueroa, Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Pixabay.com Whether you buy the generic version of a product or pay attention to an influencer’s recommendations about it on social media, chances are that you have heard if not engaged in dupe culture. As an abbreviated version of the […]
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Jack Daniel’s vs. Bad Spaniels: The Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Comic Parody Falls Under the Lanham Act
By Madeline Olds, Staff Writer On March 22, 2023, the country’s largest whiskey company, Jack Daniel’s, will head to the Supreme Court in a challenge against VIP Products LLC, a dog toy company, over one of its dog toys.[1] The question for the Supreme Court is whether the humorous use of […]
Summer SCOTUS Roundup: Trademarks, Disparagement, and Government Speech in Matal v. Tam
By Nicole Prieto, Editor-in-Chief After a legal battle spanning nearly a decade, Simon Tam saw victory in the U.S. Supreme Court on June 19 when it held that the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act was facially invalid.[1] The impetus for the holding? Tam’s attempted registration of his Asian-American […]
How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional
How a Seventy-Year-Old Trademark Registration Precedent was Deemed Unconstitutional By Anthony Bianco, Staff Writer The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States guarantees several freedoms to the people and provides protection from government action in certain areas. Perhaps most importantly, the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of expression […]