Historic Black Church Gains Control over Proud Boys Trademark Following Court Ruling
D.C. Superior Court grants trademark rights of Proud Boys to Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church after group defaults on $2.8 million judgment.
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A D.C. judge awarded trademark control of the Proud Boys to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church after the group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment linked to a 2020 vandalism case. The ruling prohibits the Proud Boys from selling merchandise under their name without church consent and allows the church to seize funds generated from such sales. The lawsuit stems from vandalism by Proud Boys at the church during a pro-Trump rally in December 2020. Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio criticized the ruling, claiming denial of due process.
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