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immoral subject matter

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immoral subject matter. 1. Patents. Inventions that do not have a socially beneficial use. • In the past, patents were denied for some categories of inventions, such as gambling devices and fraudulent products, esp. medicines. The doctrine is rarely used today. [Cases: Patents 46. C.J.S. Patents § 59.] 2. Trademarks. SCANDALOUS SUBJECT MATTER.

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scandalous subject matter

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scandalous subject matter. Trademarks. A word, phrase, symbol, or graphic depiction that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may refuse to register because it is shockingly offensive to social mores. • Although the Lanham Act uses the phrase “immoral, deceptive, or scandalous subject matter,” courts have not distinguished “scandalous” from “immoral.” [Cases: Trade Regulation 161.

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