By Andrew Distell - Edited by Oladeji Tiamiyu

Andrei Iancu v. Erik Brunetti, Petitioner’s Brief, hosted by the Supreme Court Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), appealed the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Ruling in favor of Erik Brunetti to the United States Supreme Court. Petitioner Iancu is represented by United States Solicitor General Noel Francisco. Respondent Erik Brunetti, an artist, founded FUCT in Los Angeles in 1990 and has been repeatedly denied trademark registration despite the apparent existence of fake products. The brand has for years “push[ed] good taste’s malleable boundaries” by including graphics that have “celebrated despots [and] ripped off other brands’ logos.” Brunetti brought the case to challenge the...