Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
The_Slants_band
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Expanded trademark rights
Influenced public perception of trademarks Trademark office's refusal deemed unconstitutional |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Civil case
15-1293 |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Trademark office's refusal to register
|
| gptkbp:court |
Affirmed lower court's decision
Arguments on free speech versus trademark law Disparagement clause unconstitutional Set precedent for future trademark cases Justices_in_favor_of_Tam |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 2017 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Trademark law evolution
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Originated from a trademark application
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| gptkbp:homeGround |
Involved a band seeking trademark registration
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Matal v. Tam
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Free speech protections
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| gptkbp:involved |
The Slants
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Anthony_Kennedy
Concern over potential offensive trademarks Justices against the majority opinion Majority opinion favored free expression Supreme_Court_review_of_trademark_law |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
Federal jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:legal_representation |
First_Amendment_implications
|
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Trademark Act of 1946
Disparagement clause in trademark law Changed interpretation of disparagement Expanded rights for disparaging trademarks. Influence on future trademark cases Balance between trademark protection and free speech Strengthened free speech rights in trademark law Trademark office's policy challenged First_Amendment_rights Broadened_trademark_eligibility |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
582 U.S. 218 (2017)
Landmark case in trademark law Examined_First_Amendment_protections |
| gptkbp:outcome |
The_court_ruled_in_favor_of_Tam
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Impacts on trademark law
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Support for free speech
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Brunetti_v._Iancu
Free speech and trademark law Influenced cases on trademark registration Potential for more offensive trademarks |
| gptkbp:respondsTo |
Tam
|
| gptkbp:signatories |
Matal
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Trademark registration of disparaging marks
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
8-0
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