Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B. V.
Decided June 30, 2020. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 19-46 · 591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Holding
A term styled “generic.com” is a generic name for a class of goods or services—and thus ineligible for federal trademark protection—only if the term has that meaning to consumers.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a concurring opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
Dissenting · 1
- Stephen G. Breyer · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).
Official text
Read the official opinion (PDF, supremecourt.gov)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2020). Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).