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Episode 53: Trademarks, Trump, and the Supreme Court

Picture of the Trump Too Small Tshirt

Each June delivers some high-profile decisions from the United States Supreme Court. One notable case this year is Vidal v Elster where the Court rejected an attempt to force the Patent and Trademark Office to accept the registration of 鈥淭rump too small鈥 as a trademark for t-shirts mocking the former president. In this episode, we are joined by Professor Yvette Liebesman to discuss the case, the decision, and the implications going forward. Professor Liebesman is an expert in patent and trademark law and is the faculty advisor for the law school鈥檚 intellectual property concentration.