The First Ever Teleconferenced Supreme Court Hearing

The U.S. Supreme Court held its first ever oral argument over teleconference, which was live-streamed to the public. The case was concerned with the registrability of Booking.com’s name, even though Booking.com simply added “.com” to the end of a common word. Following Booking.com’s win in two U.S. District Courts, the USPTO petitioned the Supreme Court for review in US Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. (Argued May 4, 2020).