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<p>This isn't particularly uncommon; the federal government owned
the registration for a brothel for awhile (MUSTANG RANCH) and an
outlaw motorcycle gang (MONGOLS). If memory serves the MUSTANG
RANCH registration was later challenged but held not abandoned
because the government had an excuse for non-use, it was trying to
decide how to dispose of it. <br>
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<p>It's not the assignment that's invalid; that's a court-ordered
transfer of an asset. The question is what the new owner does with
it afterwards to maintain (or perfect) the validity. The IDs don't
mention anything about being a racist organization or fomenting
riots, so a church could easily begin offering the services
described in the applications.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/7/2025 9:36 AM, Crane, Susan via
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wondering this as well. The decision is out of the DC
Superior Court, so the judge may not really understand
trademark law and the implications of the decision.
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<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Proud Boys trademark<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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basic here because my brain is fried, but, how is an
historic Black church in DC going to own the trademark?
How will they show use? I found four pending<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">I\u2019ve
had a crazy week so it is possible that I\u2019m missing
something really basic here because my brain is fried, but,
how is an historic Black church in DC going to own the
trademark? How will they show use? I found four pending
applications and no registrations. All four are owned by
different individuals/companies and all but one are 1b.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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can the trademark PROUD BOYS indicate a Black church as the
source of the goods/services being provided? Is this a
common law trademark thing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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