A historic Black church unable to compel the far-right Proud Boys to pay a $2.8 million vandalism judgment accepted an unusual substitute: rights to a trademark signifying everything it rejects.
The symbolic victory of acquiring “Proud Boys” trademark rights could stand on legally shaky ground, intellectual property attorneys said, because transferred trademarks generally have to retain some of their original essence. That uncertainty, First Amendment implications, and enforcement costs raise questions about the legal and practical realities of an unusual order—though attorneys said courts have shown flexibility with other trademarks in loosely analogous situations.
The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church ...
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