A dozen years ago, I posed the question of whether it might be possible to incorporate under a crass, indecent or otherwise offensive name. That post mentioned the Court of Appeal's holding in Lee v. Superior Court, 9 Cal. App. 4th 510 (1992). In...
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Posted on May 22, 2023
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Incorporating Under A Disparaging Name
Posted on June 27, 2017
In Matal v. Tam, 2017 U.S. LEXIS 3872 (June 19, 2017), the U.S. Supreme Court found the "disparagement clause" of the Lanham Act violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. The "disparagement clause" prohibits the registration of...