On Wednesday, September 27, the law firm of Banner & Witcoff will
present “A New Slant on Trademarks,” a panel discussion of the recent United
States Supreme Court case Matal v. Tam,
which allowed a music group called The Slants to obtain a federal trademark for
its name.
The panelists will include: Rebecca Glenberg, senior staff counsel at
the ACLU of Illinois; Andy Kang, legal director of the Asian Americans
Advancing Justice; Binal Patel, partner at Banner & Witcoff; and Simon Tam,
bassist and founder of The Slants.
The event will be co-sponsored by the Asian American Bar Association of
Greater Chicago and the Korean American Bar Association of Chicago. The CLE
portion will be co-sponsored by The South Asian American Bar Association of Chicago.
The event will take place at Google (320 N. Morgan Street, #600) in
Chicago, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Advanced
registration is required. To register, please visit: https://anewslantontrademarkspanel.eventbrite.com.
Cost is $15 for members, $25 for non-members.
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