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“The Slants” is a Seattle-based band composed primarily of members of Asian-American descent. According to the band, their desire was “to take on these stereotypes that people have about us, like the slanted eyes, and own them.” They have been using the name since 2006 and claim to have a large Asian-American

Foamation is the company to blame for the flood of the Cheesehead products commonly enjoyed by Green Bay Packer fans. But soon they may not be the only one as the “essence” of its products has failed to achieve trademark protection. According to the company’s website, the idea for the Cheesehead novelty

Under the Lanham Act, which provides the situations in which a mark can be registered, there are also a number of prohibitions on registration. See Lanham Act § 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a). One such bar on registration is a mark that disparages a person, institution, belief, or national symbol—and Native Americans