SCOTUS handed down a HUGE trademark decision yesterday.
Matal v. Tam declares the language of 15 USC 1052(a), which prevents the registration of marks that may “disparage . . . or bring . . . into contemp[t] or disrepute” any “persons, living or dead” to be unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Free Speech clause.
Wow.
This opens up a whole new world of potential trademark registrations.