Supreme Court to Decide 'Trump Too Small' Trademark Dispute

The Supreme Court will hear a case on whether a California lawyer can register the phrase "Trump too small" as a federal trademark on t-shirts. The lawyer's application was denied due to a federal statute that prohibits trademarks containing a person's name unless that person gives written consent. A lower court had invalidated the federal law, and the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to weigh in. The phrase originates from an exchange of taunts between Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio during the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. The court will hear oral arguments in late 2023 or early 2024.