[E-trademarks] Proud Boys trademark

asarabia2 asarabia2 at gmail.com
Fri Feb 7 22:39:46 UTC 2025


Yes. Their leader was issued a get out of jail free card. Have to have 
goodwill to get that.

On 2/7/2025 2:30 PM, Maria Crimi Speth via E-trademarks wrote:
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> The Proud Boys have goodwill?
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> Oh the irony.
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> *From:*E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On 
> Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Friday, February 7, 2025 2:48 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [E-trademarks] Proud Boys trademark
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> On 2/7/2025 2:31 PM, carla calcagno via E-trademarks wrote: Perhaps 
> not as crazy as you think. On Jan 6 the Proud Boys attacked a well 
> known historic black church in washington because it was displayi
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> On 2/7/2025 2:31 PM, carla calcagno via E-trademarks wrote:
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>     Perhaps not as crazy as you think. On Jan 6 the Proud Boys
>     attacked a well known historic black church in washington because
>     it was displaying a Black Lives Matter sign. The church sued and
>     asked for damages . Proud boys defaulted . Church then sued to
>     enforce the judgment and sought transfer and or lien on the name
>     as an asset of group. Judge awarded it - are you suggesting judge
>     cannot award IP to satisfy a tort judgement ? Assuming church
>     makes use of the mark in an appropriate period , why not?
>     Personally I’m thrilled .
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> My thrilled reaction matches yours.  But wouldn't it have been helpful 
> if the judge's order were to have explicitly conveyed not only the 
> registration but also the associated goodwill?
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>         On Feb 7, 2025, at 12:36 PM, Julia Anne Matheson via
>         E-trademarks <e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com>
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>         It’s absurd. I’m seeing it too.  Makes no sense at all.
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>         *Miriam Richter, Esq. via E-trademarks
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>         *Cc:* Miriam Richter, Esq. <mrichter at richtertrademarks.com>
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>         *Subject:* [E-trademarks] Proud Boys trademark
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>         All,
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>         I’ve had a crazy week so it is possible that I’m 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.
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>         How 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?
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>         Does anyone have access to the opinion?
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