Holy F*ck! This Appellate Opinion Is So F*cking Obscene!

Here's an opinion that'll leave you saying, "WTF?!"

I’ve never seen so many F-bombs thrown around in an opinion. It might just be the most obscene opinion ever written.

John Egbert, attorney for Italian fashion company Giorgio S.R.L., commenting on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) expletive-laced opinion in the wake of his client’s appeal of a previously denied trademark registration for its brand “F**K Project.” TTAB once again denied “F**K Project” registration, noting that under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, the proposed mark “consists of or includes immoral or scandalous matter.”

This case is noteworthy because not only does it include the word “f*ck” and derivatives thereof about 87 times, but there’s also an opinion, a concurrence, and a dissent, which some say show that the Trademark Office’s views on what is considered “immoral or scandalous” have changed over time.

(Flip to the next page to see TTAB’s incredibly f*cked up opinion.)

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