Supreme Court to Rule on 'Trump Too Small' Trademark Dispute.

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Supreme Court to Rule on 'Trump Too Small' Trademark Dispute.
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The US Supreme Court will consider whether a California attorney's federal trademark for the phrase "Trump Too Small" should have been granted. The trademark office rejected the application, citing a federal law that bars trademarks that use a person's name without his or her consent. However, an in-house tribunal at the agency upheld the decision, citing the attorney's free speech protections under the US Constitution's First Amendment for his criticism of public figures outweighed the government agency's concerns about Trump's rights.

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