Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
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Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#2One of them should have just bought the other.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#3Seems like a losing battle (for the Girl Scouts suit) in 2018.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#4In many English-speaking countries other than the US (including Canada and UK), the Girl Scouts are actually called Girl Guides - and thus both the (Boy) Scouts and (Girl) Guides could theoretically admit both sexes without name conflicts or confusing names by simply dropping the references to boys and girls in their names.
For example, the British Boy Scouts organization is simply the "Scout Association" and has admitted girls under that name since the 1970s, though the British Girl Scouts organization is "Girlguiding" and is still for girls only.
Perhaps we Americans could rename the Boy Scouts and/or Girl Scouts to have a similar distinction as a way to smooth over this dispute.
(see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Guides )
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#5One of them should have just bought the other.
The Girl Scouts have zero interest in buying the Boy Scouts, and the Boy Scouts likely wouldn't be able to come close to buying the cookie empire.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#6I will sue the Girl Scouts for implying that there are only two genders.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#7In Australia its just called scouts. Its been forever since I was there but I remember it being a fairly even split between boys and girls.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#8This is perfect https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/ material.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#9In many English-speaking countries other than the US (including Canada and UK), the Girl Scouts are actually called Girl Guides - and thus both the (Boy) Scouts and (Girl) Guides could theoretically admit both sexes without name conflicts or confusing names by simply dropping the references to boys and girls in their names. For example, the British Boy Scouts organization is simply the "Scout Association" and has adm…
I can see plenty of woke parents wanting their male child to be a Guide.
Re: Girl Scouts file trademark lawsuit as Boy Scouts plan to rename to Scouts BSA
#10According to an article in Time[1] 'The Girl Scouts seek a court order blocking the Boy Scouts from using the term “Scout,” “Scouts,” “Scouting,” or “Scouts BSA” without an “inherently distinctive or distinguishing term appearing immediately before it.”'
How is the word scout not considered to be a generic trademark type word at this point and in this context?
Does anyone not see this as a silly, frivolous argument? I'd love to hear your take.
[1] http://www.time.com/5446540/girl-scouts-boy-scouts-lawsuit/