Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Trademark Officials Must Distinguish Between Irony and Offens

Author(s): 
Sonia Katyal
Publication Date: 
May 4, 2016
Publication Type: 
Other Writing

Years ago, Justice Frankfurter observed, “the protection of trademarks is the law's recognition of the psychological function of symbols,” noting, further, “if it is true that we live by symbols, it is no less true that we purchase goods by them.”



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This article by Center for Internet and Society originally appeared on cyberlaw.stanford.edu on May 05, 2016 at 01:56AM

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