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USPTO Asks Supreme Court Overturn Federal Circuit "Disparaging" Ruling
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the Federal Circuit's holding that denying trademark registration to disparaging marks is unconstitutional. The Federal Circuit ruled that the USPTO could not refuse registration to the mark "Slants" although it was disparaging. The ruling is pivotal in the ongoing battle over the "Redskins" trademark.