Iancu v. Brunetti
Case Law- Country
- Country Location
خط العرض: 39.778231903243785
خط الطول: -100.8801256788983
- Country Location (مرتبط Case Law)
- United States
- Decision Date
- 24 يونيو 2019
- Case Status
- أُغلقت / إنتهت
- Case Outcome Procedural
- Affirmed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- نقض القانون أو الإجراء أو اعتباره غير دستوري
- Keywords
- Trademark Law
- Judicial Body
- المحكمة العليا (محكمة أعلي درجة)
- Case Number
- 18-302
- Case Summary
The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed an appeals court ruling that the prohibition of “immoral” or “scandalous” trademarks under the Lanham Act (Act) constituted view-point discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. Fashion designer Erik Brunetti brought the challenge after his application to register the trademark FUCT was denied. The Court reasoned that the Act allowed trademarks that aligned with current social mores but rejected those that defied “society’s sense of decency or propriety.” In 2017 the Court struck down another provision of the of the Lanham Act in Matal v. Tam that prohibited the use of “disparaging” language in trademarks as unconstitutional.
- Case Significance
The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.