The Supreme Court ruled the federal Patent and Trademark Office did NOT violate the First Amendment when it refused to register the offensive trademark for "The Slants" musical group.

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The Supreme Court ruled in Matal v. Tam (2017) that the federal Patent and Trademark Office did violate the First Amendment by refusing to register "The Slants" as a trademark, as it was deemed to be viewpoint discrimination.

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