{"id":2266866,"date":"2024-06-13T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-trump-too-small-trademark\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T11:56:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:56:42","slug":"supreme-court-rules-against-trump-too-small-trademark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-trump-too-small-trademark\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court rejects &#8216;Trump too Small&#8217; trademark claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-rules-against-trump-too-small-trademark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266866&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme \u200dCourt unanimously rejected the attempt by activist and T-shirt designer\u200b Steve Elster to trademark the slogan &#8220;Trump too\u2064 Small.&#8221; \u2062The decision, delivered by Justice Clarence Thomas,\u200d upheld the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-sent-legal-threats-to-ny-activist-who-called-for-audit-of-cofounders-3-2-million-home-buying-spree\/\" title=\"BLM Sent Legal Threats To NY Activist Who Called For Audit Of Cofounder\u2019s .2 Million Home-Buying Spree\">trademark office<\/a>&#8216;s decision not to register the phrase, stating that it did not violate Elster&#8217;s First Amendment rights. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorneys-who-won-supreme-court-gun-case-forced-to-quit-law-firm\/\" title=\"Attorneys Who Won Supreme Court Gun Case Forced To Quit Law Firm\">case revolved<\/a> around\u200c Elster&#8217;s intention to use \u200bthe slogan to mock former President Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> rejected an activist\u2019s effort to trademark the phrase \u201cTrump too Small\u201d on Thursday, finding that the federal trademark office didn\u2019t violate the activist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>First Amendment<\/a> rights when it declined to register the slogan.<\/p>\n<p>Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/clarence-thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Clarence Thomas\">Clarence Thomas<\/a> delivered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">unanimous decision<\/a> from the Supreme Court on Thursday. The dispute stemmed from plaintiff and T-shirt designer Steve Elster\u2019s plan to mock former President Donald Trump based on taunts between Trump and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> (R-FL) during the 2016 election, who were rivals at the time for the Republican presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><figcaption>Donald Trump, right, answers a question as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) listens during a presidential debate on March 10, 2016, in Coral Gables, Florida. (AP Photo\/Wilfredo Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rubio was growing weary of Trump\u2019s taunts calling him \u201cLittle Marco,\u201d so he pointed out the size of Trump\u2019s hands during a March 2016 campaign stop. \u201cYou know what they say about men with small hands,\u201d Rubio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/post-politics\/wp\/2016\/02\/28\/rubio-calls-trump-a-con-artist-mocks-small-hands-supporters-like-the-change\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11&#038;itid=lk_inline_manual_15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told a crowd<\/a> in Salem, Virginia. \u201cYou can\u2019t trust \u2019em.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Elster sought to register the trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2018, he was rejected on the basis that people would associate the word \u201cTrump\u201d with the then-president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled against the trademark office in a February 2022 ruling, saying the denial violated Elster\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">free speech rights<\/a> under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> asked the Supreme Court to take up the case, saying in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">court filings<\/a> that for decades, the trademark office has refused to register trademarks that incorporate the name of a living person absent written consent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against an activist seeking to trademark &#8220;Trump too Small,&#8221; affirming that the refusal by the federal trademark office did not infringe on First Amendment rights. 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