In a century-old decision, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes cautioned: "It would be a dangerous undertaking for persons trained only to the law to constitute themselves the final judges of the worth of pictorial illustrations, outside of the narrowest and most obvious limits."
The Court nonetheless reversed the refusal to register "FUCT."
So far, disputes involving the controversial top level domain have remained quite rare. Roberta Horton offers advice on what brand owners should do in anticipation of such registrations.
Electronic databases are considered compilations subject to copyright protection.
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "UDRP" or the "Policy") frequently provides a welcome remedy for those trademark owners who fall victim to cybersquatters.
For more than 70 years, the Lanham Act has barred the federal registration of disparaging trademarks.
The current standard embraced by virtually all UDRP cases � that the claimant must show commercial use of her personal name to succeed � is simply too stringent.
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy frequently provides a welcome remedy for those trademark owners who fall victim to cybersquatters.
There may be "plenty of room" at the Hotel California in Todos Santos, Mexico, but The Eagles aren't checking in any time soon.