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One 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.
According 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 will sue the Girl Scouts for implying that there are only two genders.
One 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.
According 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?…
Are there any other organizations that use "Scout" in their name, besides BSA and GSUSA?
In 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…
In fact, this copyright law is so powerful, during the court case Wrenn v. BSA from 2008, in which the court flat out said:
"BSA need not demonstrate the likelihood of confusion because it has been granted special protection by Congressional charter"
(link to law: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/30905)
One of them should have just bought the other.
They could decide to merge, but it seems they don't want to.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
IDK how much Boy Scouts is worth, but they raise and spend a ton. CEO of the non-profit has a $1.6m salary.