Case involves around rock band that want to trademark its name

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The U.S Supreme Court on Thursday decided to review the federal law that bars registration of disparaging trademarks reports the Washington Post.

The justices announced that they will consider whether part of the 1946 Lanham Trademark Act violates the First Amendment in the case of a “Chinatown dance rock” band called The Slants whose registration to trademark their name was turned down by the U.S. Office of Patent and Trademark Office in 2011.

Siam Trademark Associates in Thailand specialize in registration and protection of copyright and trademarks in Thailand

According to Washington Post, “The patent office said the name was likely to disparage a significant number of Asian Americans.” However, the lead singer of the band, who had filed the registration, said that the point of the band’s name was the exact opposite: to reclaim a slur and use it “as a badge of pride.”

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