Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
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- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- June 30, 2020
- Case
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice SOTOMAYOR, concurring. The question before the Court here is simple: whether there is a nearly per se rule against trademark protection for a "generic.com" term. See ante , at 2304 - 2305; post , at 2314 (BREYER, J., dissenting). I agree with the Court that there is no such rule, a holding that accords with how the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has treated such terms in the past. See…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Lead opinion | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | June 30, 2020 |
| Lead opinion | Not attributed | June 30, 2020 |
| Concurrence | Sonia Sotomayor | June 30, 2020 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | June 30, 2020 |
| Dissent | Stephen Gerald Breyer | June 30, 2020 |