SCOTUS Series: Iancu v. Brunetti
April 15, 2019
5:00pm | Grossman Hall
Reception to Follow
American University Washington College of Law regularly invites counsel of record and counsel for selected amici to offer post-argument reflections in intellectual property (and related) cases heard by the Supreme Court. These events are held on the afternoon of oral argument before the Court.
Panel:
- Erik Brunetti, Founder of FUCT, Respondent
- John Sommer, Counsel for Brunetti, Respondent
- Caleb Trotter, Amicus Curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation in support of Respondent
- Ted Davis, Amicus Curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of Neither Party
- Ilya Shapiro, Amici Curiae of the Cato Institute, et. al. in support of Respondent
- Jeremy Feigelson, Amicus Curiae of the International Trademark Association in support of Respondent
- Christine Haight Farley, American University Washington College of Law, Moderator
Issue:
Whether Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the federal registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” marks is facially invalid under the free speech clause of the First Amendment.
UPDATE:
Decision: June 24, 2019
Argument: Transcript; Audio