The shirt of Erik Brunetti, artist and streetwear designer of the clothing brand FUCT, in Los Angeles, California, the US, April 7 2019. Picture: REUTERS/PATRICK T FALLON
The judges upheld a 2017 lower court ruling striking down the law as a violation of the US constitution’s First Amendment right to free expression. The supreme court’s decision removes the authority of government officials to bar federal trademark registration for profane language or sexually graphic images.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which specialises in intellectual property law, ruled in Brunetti’s favour in 2017.
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