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SCOTUS Series: Iancu v. Brunetti泭

April 15, 2019
5:00pm | Grossman Hall泭
Reception to Follow

51勛圖 Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.泭

Panel:

  • Erik Brunetti, Founder of FUCT, Respondent
  • John Sommer, Counsel for Brunetti, Respondent
  • Caleb Trotter, Amicus Curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation in support of Respondent
  • Ted Davis, Amicus Curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of Neither Party
  • Ilya Shapiro, Amici Curiae of the Cato Institute, et. al. in support of Respondent
  • Jeremy Feigelson, Amicus Curiae of the International Trademark Association in support of Respondent
  • Christine Haight Farley, 51勛圖 Washington College of Law, Moderator

Issue:

Whether Section 2(a) of the Lanham Acts prohibition on the federal registration of immoral or scandalous marks is facially invalid under the free speech clause of the First Amendment.

UPDATE:

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All briefs available on SCOTUSblog:泭