Ban on ‘Scandalous’ Trademarks Held Unconstitutional by Federal Circuit
As anticipated, today the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the USPTO’s ban on registering “scandalous and immoral” trademarks Unconstitutional, in light of this year’s landmark Supreme Court decision, which similarly struck down the ban on “disparaging” trademark registrations. In its decision, the appeals court overturned a ruling by the USPTO, refusing to register the word mark “FUCT”, holding the government’s prohibition of registering profane, sexual or objectionab