For Simon Tam, oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case about whether he could trademark the name of the band he founded, "The Slants," was the culmination of more than five years of hard work, ...

Simon Tam ended his speech in front of a group of Grossmont College students with these words of inspiration: “But for me, it all began with fighting a name that was worth fighting for, and that name ...

The curious case of The Slants is no ordinary underdog tale of Asian-American identity politics, infinitely nuanced trademark law, heated constitutional wrangling and defiantly catchy rock music. It’s ...

Five months ago, Simon Tam sat anxiously in a Supreme Court hearing that would determine the fate of his band’s name. He wasn’t allowed to testify or argue his case, and he wasn’t even allowed to sit ...

Does the government know more about your culture than you do? In Simon “Young” Tam’s case, someone in charge certainly thought so when it came to trademarking his band name The Slants. “In our case ...

In middle school, Simon Tam was jumped by four older kids on the playground. They hit him on the back of his head with a basketball, then pushed him down hard into loose gravel. One of them threw sand ...