In the Supreme Court of the United States, Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office, petitioner, v.Simon Shiao Tam, respondent : on writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit : brief for Asian Americans Advancing Justice/AAJC and other civil rights and advocacy groups as amici curiae in support of neither party /

At issue is whether the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act, which allows the USPTO to refuse registration of marks which may be disparaging, is invalid under the First Amendment as a violation of freedom of speech.