Simon Tam’s Memoir Closes the Book on His Band the Slants’ Long Legal Fight—and Their Career

The long-running, Portland-born “Chinatown dance rock” band has been together since 2006, but for most of the past decade, they’ve been best known for their legal fight against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which did not appreciate or understand the irony and power of an Asian American band deciding to reclaim a racial slur.

University of Oregon Tells Anti-Immigration Advocates to Change The “O” In Their Logo Or Face a Lawsuit

“The University of Oregon neither supports your message, desires to be associated with your message, nor wishes to assist in your fundraising efforts.”

Local Brewery Wins Battle With Portland City Hall Over Leaping Stag Trademark

City Hall and a Local Brewer Both Claim They Own the Trademark to Portland’s Most Famous Deer

Portland City Hall aggressively defends licensing of its White Stag logo. But somebody else owns part of the trademark.

Portland Band the Slants Wins Landmark Supreme Court Victory

The Slants now get to enjoy the same legal status as such upstanding bands as Anal Cunt—which was allowed a trademark while the Slants were denied it.

The Washington Redskins Look to Connect Their Trademark Battle to Portland Band the Slants

The Post reports the Redskins organization is hoping to piggyback off the appeals court’s ruling in the Slants’ case and go straight to the high court.

Stash Tea Company in Tigard Is Suing Stash Cannabis Company in Beaverton

When Patti Smith or Jack Kerouac said “tea,” they meant weed. Apparently Stash Tea Company is worried about similar confusion. In a lawsuit filed April 20—an irony so dire it feels like April Fools’—the Tigard-based tea giant has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against tiny Beaverton dispensary Stash Cannabis Company, asserting “concerted, systematic infringement of trademarks owned … Continue reading Stash Tea Company in Tigard Is Suing Stash Cannabis Company in Beaverton