Monthly Archives: September 2019

Scandalous Matter at Supreme Court

Women in IP: Reviewing a “Scandalous Matter” at the Supreme Court



The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Mission Product Holdings v. Tempnology, LLC  holds interesting implications for both trademark law and bankruptcy law. Also, in Iancu v. Brunetti, the Court confirmed that trademarks cannot be refused registration on the basis that they constitute “immoral” or “scandalous” matter. Meredith Wilkes, Jennifer Swize, and Anna Raimer review the ramifications of these decisions and preview two additional trademark cases the Court will hear next session.

Read the full transcript on the Jones Day website.