Federal Circuit: Personalized Media v. Rovi Guides

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En Banc.

Lanham Act provision barring registration of disparaging marks TKO'd by First Amendment under both strict and intermediate scrutiny.

Concurrence: Also void for vagueness.

C/D: Constitutional as to commercial speech, unconstitutional as to political speech.  [NB case at bar is an Asian-American band wanting to trademark the name "The Slants".]

Dissent: Nope

Other Dissent: Nope.

110 Pages.

http://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/opinions-orders/14-1203.Opinion.12-18-2015.1.PDF