US Supreme Court bars 'Donald Trump too small' trademark
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The US Supreme Court has barred a federal trademark for the phrase 'Trump Too Small', rejecting a California lawyer's claim that the trademark denial violated his constitutional free speech rights. The trademark application, which was rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office, was centered on a provision in a 1946 federal trademark law that bans the registration of any trademark that uses a living individual's name without their written consent. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court's decision and ruled that the government's interest in protecting the privacy and publicity rights of public figures outweighed the lawyer's right to criticize them under the First Amendment.

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https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-supreme-court-bars-donald-trump-too-small-trademark/articleshow/110975094.cms