Freedom of Religion and Trademark protection for URL’s.
The Supreme Court Issued its opinions in two cases on Monday: United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. and Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue.
United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. was decided in a 7-to-1 decision by the justices of the Court. The ruling stated that adding “.com” or any other top-level-domain to a generic term for a product cannot be protected by a trademark. For that reason, Booking.com will not be granted trademark protection.
The Court ruled 5-to-4 in the case of Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue. The majority opinion determined that a Montana law that withheld tuition aid to parents sending their children to private religious schools was unconstitutional -violating the free exercise clause of the first amendment.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For God to give the Justices of the Court wisdom on their future rulings.
- That God would lead the Court to the best cases to hear in the future.
- That the result of these rulings would allow for increased religious freedom in the nation.
Sources: Supreme Court, SCOTUSblog
