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20 January 2025

"TRUMP TOO SMALL": When Trademarks Collide With Politics And Free Speech (Video)

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KBZ Żuradzka & Wspólnicy Adwokaci i Radcy Prawni Sp. K. has been active since 1991. Until 1999, the legal name of the firm was Biuro Obsługi Prawnej „IUS” S.C. It was a partnership of two legal professional (legal counsel and an advocate). It was later converted into a limited partnership (B. Żuradzka Kancelaria Prawna Sp.K.). Since July 2011, the firm has been operating under its present name. The firm’s founder and mentor is Barbara Żuradzka, a lawyer and a winner of the Golden Skills and Competence Laurel Award from the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice, Poland.

Since 2004, we have been a Polish member of the international Association of Independent European Lawyers (www.aiel.com). This London-based organisation was founded in 1991 and currently has a membership of 30 law firms based in Europe and worldwide, all of them employing a few hundred lawyers in total. This allows us to offer a competitively-priced and efficiently-delivered array of legal services, such as company

Can trademarks, fashion, and politics have anything in common? 🤔 Let's find out with an example of the "TRUMP TOO SMALL" trademark! 🧢👕
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Can trademarks, fashion, and politics have anything in common? 🤔 Let's find out with an example of the "TRUMP TOO SMALL" trademark! 🧢👕

Political activist Steve Elster – a political opponent of Don@ld Trump – attempted to register a trademark in the form of the phrase "TRUMP TOO SMALL" as a slogan for T-shirts and hats. It was meant to refer to events from the 2016 presidential campaign. 🗳️

Although products with the slogan "TRUMP TOO SMALL" went up for sale, the US Supreme Court refused to register such a trademark, referring to the provision that a trademark cannot be approved if it contains the name, photo, or signature of a living person without his or her written consent. ⚖️

Using this example, you can see how different spheres of our lives are interfused with the world of trademarks! 🌐

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