Free Speech vs. Bad Taste: Can "fuct" Be Trademarked?

1.5 substantive credits

In 2017, the Supreme Court declared the Lanham Act’s ban against federal registration of “disparaging” trademarks unconstitutional under the First Amendment. But that ruling specifically left open the question of whether “immoral” and “scandalous” trademark registrations should remain banned.

Join us for a lively discussion of Iancu v. Brunetti, the case that will cause the Supreme Court to consider the constitutional protection afforded the trademark for the FUCT apparel line. Our distinguished panel will discuss the evolving frontier between trademark law and the first amendment.

Panelists:

The Honorable Kent A. Jordan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Jacqueline M. Lesser

Counsel, Baker Hostetler

Tobias Barrington Wolff

Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Moderator:

Cynthia Laury Dahl

Practice Professor of Law; Director, Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, University of Pennsylvania Law School


Your Instructor


University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

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