Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 30, 2020
- Case
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice BREYER, dissenting. What is Booking.com? To answer this question, one need only consult the term itself. Respondent provides an online booking service. The company's name informs the consumer of the basic nature of its business and nothing more. Therein lies the root of my disagreement with the majority. Trademark law does not protect generic terms, meaning terms that do no more than name the product or ser…
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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 | Not attributed | June 30, 2020 |
| Concurrence | Sonia Sotomayor | June 30, 2020 |
| Dissent | Stephen Gerald Breyer | June 30, 2020 |