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A crude joke that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., used to mock what he said was then-2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump's "small hands" will be the centerpiece of a Supreme Court ruling on whether a California lawyer can trademark the phrase "Trump too small."
The court on Monday agreed to consider whether Steve Elster could register the trademark for the phrase — a double-entendre meant to insinuate a correspondingly small penis — amid government claims that it would require the written approval of Trump himself. The case will be argued and decided in the court's next term, which begins in October and ends in June 2024.
When Elster sought to register the trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2018, he was rejected on the grounds that members of the public would immediate associate the word "Trump" with the then-president. Under established law, the written consent of Trump would be required, the office concluded.
The "Trump too small" phrase is a reference to a 2016 Republican presidential primary debate featuring both Trump and Rubio.
Rubio joked about Trump having small hands, adding: "And you know what they say about guys with small hands."
www.nbcnews.com
The court on Monday agreed to consider whether Steve Elster could register the trademark for the phrase — a double-entendre meant to insinuate a correspondingly small penis — amid government claims that it would require the written approval of Trump himself. The case will be argued and decided in the court's next term, which begins in October and ends in June 2024.
When Elster sought to register the trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2018, he was rejected on the grounds that members of the public would immediate associate the word "Trump" with the then-president. Under established law, the written consent of Trump would be required, the office concluded.
The "Trump too small" phrase is a reference to a 2016 Republican presidential primary debate featuring both Trump and Rubio.
Rubio joked about Trump having small hands, adding: "And you know what they say about guys with small hands."
‘Trump too small’ trademark clash to be decided by Supreme Court
The dispute is over whether lawyer Steve Elster can register "Trump too small" as a trademark for use on T-shirts.
www.nbcnews.com
