Legal Opinion
In Re Mavety Media Group Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 23, 1994No. 93-1464PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLEVENGER, Circuit Judge.
Mavety Media Group Ltd. appeals the May 5, 1993 decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) affirming the Examiner’s refusal to register Mavety’s trademark because it comprises immoral or scandalous matter under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a) (1988). In re Mavety Media Group Ltd., Ser. No. 74/066,893 (TTAB May 5, 1993). We vacate and remand.
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Mavety is the publisher of Black Tail, an adult entertainment magazine featuring pho tographs of both naked and scantily-clad African-American women. On June 7, 1990, Mavety…
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