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Names clause stifles criticism of public officials, rebuffed trademark applicant Elster tells US Supreme Court

( September 5, 2023, 20:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: California labor attorney Steve Elster, who tried and failed to trademark "Trump too small," says the US Patent and Trademark Office violated his First Amendment rights in refusing the application. The "names clause" established in Section 2(c) of the Lanham Act "is a content-based and speaker-based burden on speech," and should be stricken by the US Supreme Court as unconstitutional, Elster argued in his brief to the court.See document below....

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