For Simon Tam, oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case about whether he could trademark the name of the band he founded, "The Slants," was the culmination of more than five years of hard work, ...

The Supreme Court today brought closure to Simon Tam’s seven-year legal journey seeking to obtain a federal trademark registration for his band name, THE SLANTS. The Court held in Matal v. Tam that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks in a ruling that is expected to help the ...

The Decision: The United States Supreme Court held that Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, prohibiting registration of "disparaging" trademarks, is unconstitutional. The Reasoning: Trademarks are ...

It was easy for progressive Portland to get behind Simon Tam and his eight-year-long battle to trademark the name of his Asian-American rock band, The Slants. The federal government's rejection in ...

Better Than: Pretty much anything else Denver has going down on a quiet summer Monday. Since I play in Tornado Alley any commentary seems entirely inappropriate. Valet Park This, however, set the ...

WASHINGTON — Asian-American rock band The Slants argued in court on Friday that its name is a healthy reappropriation of a term usually considered a slur and that the band should be granted a ...

For a band that announced their effective retirement three years ago, The Slants have been remarkably busy. The Portland-based dance-rock group’s charitable foundation continues to support Asian ...