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