The Lanham Act's prohibition against the registration of "immoral or scandalous" trademarks has been found to violate the First Amendment.

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In the case of Iancu v. Brunetti (2019), the Supreme Court found that the Lanham Act's prohibition against the registration of "immoral or scandalous" trademarks was unconstitutional because it violated the First Amendment's protection of free speech. The Court held that this provision discriminated on the basis of viewpoint and was too vague to be enforced consistently, thus infringing on the rights of trademark owners to express themselves freely.

The Lanham Act's Prohibition Against the Registration of "Immoral or Scandalous