Re: The government can't ban 'FUCT'
The government can't ban 'FUCT'
The government wasn't trying to 'ban' FUCT, it was trying to refuse it registration. An unregistered trademark is still a trademark with all the benefits and responsibilities thereunder, including using it as a trademark, it just lacks the additional benefits of being a registered, vs unregistered, trademark. But it would still be a trademark that could still be used in commerce. It would take a judicial ruling to 'ban' the use of or overturn a trademark, which is not what this case was about. Again, it was about registration, not use or validity, of a trademark.