disparaging trademark

A trademark that tends to bring a person or class of people into contempt or disrepute.

• Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act prohibits the registration of disparaging marks. 15 USCA § 1052(a).

— Also termed disparaging mark. See prohibited and reserved trademark. [Cases: Trade Regulation 282. C.J.S. Trade-Marks, Trade-Names, and Unfair Competition § 190.]

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