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Proud Boys lose trademark to Black church they vandalized in 2020 - National | Globalnews.ca

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The ownership of the Proud Boys’ trademark now belongs to a Black church in Washington , D.C. , that was vandalized by the far-right group after a December 2020 rally supporting U.S. President Donald Trump .

A judge granted the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church complete control over the group’s name and symbols, as well as the option to monetize them as they see fit.

The church was previously awarded a US$2.8 million default judgement against the group in 2023 but received control of the groups' trademarked name when it failed to pay up.

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