US Patent and Trademark Office vs. The Slants aka Lee vs. Tam aka Matal vs. Tam
has been decided by the Supreme Court of the United States! Read the SCOTUS opinion here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1293_1o13.pdf
Hear or Read the Original Arguments heard by SCOTUS on Jan, 18th
https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2016/15-1293
The raw docket info: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docketfiles/15-1293.htm
The Podcaste’s Opinion:
The Slants took the United States Patent and Trademark Office to school on the 1st Amendment and how Freedom of Speech works and who it’s meant to protect! Congrats, The Slants! Cheers Simon Tam! Great job! Thank you for being awesome and never giving up!
Our previous posts about The Slants
The Slants on Tour!
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/04/19/the-slants-on-tour/
Why “The Slants” case is actually a Social Justice fight
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/01/23/why-the-slants-case-is-actually-a-social-justice-fight/
Interview with The Slants
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/01/16/interview-with-the-slants/
#TheSlantsvsUSPTO
https://thepodcaste.com/2017/01/17/theslantsvsuspto/
FOLLOW THE SLANTS!
Twitter – https://twitter.com/theslants
Simon Tam
@SimonTheTam
Yuya Matsuda
@matsudayuya1
Ken Shima
@kenshimamusic
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/slantsofficial/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/theslants
TheSlants.com
Youtube.com/TheSlants
Our vids of The Slants:
Wanna cry? If you don’t want to cry don’t click on this. (saddest song, so beautiful)
thepodcaste 