Comparative Analysis of US and Australian Trade Mark Applications for the Slants

Vicki Huang, 'Comparative analysis of US and Australian trade mark applications for THE SLANTS' (2018) 40 European Intellectual Property Review 429

Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-30

7 Pages Posted: 24 Jan 2018 Last revised: 11 Sep 2018

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Vicki T. Huang

Deakin University, Geelong, Australia - Deakin Law School; University of Melbourne - Law School

Date Written: December 22, 2017

Abstract

A comparative analysis of trade mark applications for THE SLANTS demonstrates a widening gulf between US and Australian approaches to the registration of scandalous trade marks.

Keywords: The Slants, Trade Marks, Disparagement, Scandalous, Free Speech, Australia, US

JEL Classification: K29

Suggested Citation

Huang, Vicki T., Comparative Analysis of US and Australian Trade Mark Applications for the Slants (December 22, 2017). Vicki Huang, 'Comparative analysis of US and Australian trade mark applications for THE SLANTS' (2018) 40 European Intellectual Property Review 429, Deakin Law School Research Paper No. 17-30, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3101950

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