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Intellectual Property,
Criminal

Oct. 30, 2018

Federal prosecutors pursue ‘novel’ forfeiture theory against biker gang’s trademarks

In a trial that begins this week, the U.S. attorney’s office is seeking forfeiture of a motorcycle gang’s trademarked logos.

Federal prosecutors pursue ‘novel’ forfeiture theory against biker gang’s trademarks
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter

SANTA ANA -- A criminal racketeering trial scheduled to begin this week against the Mongol Nation motorcycle gang is based on what a judge described Monday as a "novel" concept: Federal prosecutors want to seize the gang's trademarked patch in a forfeiture attempt rife with First Amendment issues.

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