DC Black church sues Proud Boys chapter over trademark

Metropolitan AME sues Hudson Valley Proud Boys chapter over trademark use

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church has filed a trademark and unfair-competition suit against the Hudson Valley Proud Boys Chapter and its president, William Pepe, alleging ongoing unauthorized use of the "Proud Boys" name.

Historic Black church in D.C. sues Hudson Valley Proud Boys over trademark

The Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., owns the rights to the “Proud Boys” moniker.

DC Black church sues Proud Boys chapter over trademark

The historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in D.C., which now controls the “Proud Boys” trademark, has sued a New York chapter of the white nationalist group for using its name and familiar black and yellow wreath logo in online recruiting and merchandise sales. Metropolitan AME has filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of New York, against the Hudson Valley Proud Boys Chapter, its president William Pepe, an…