36 U.S.C. § 30905 — Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words
U.S.C. Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS 36 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 36 - PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDÂ ORGANIZATIONS Subtitle II - Patriotic and National Organizations Part B - Organizations CHAPTER 309 - BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Sec. 30905 - Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§30905. Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words
The corporation has the exclusive right to use emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the corporation adopts. This section does not affect any vested rights.
(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1326.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
30905 36:27. June 15, 1916, ch. 148, §7, 39 Stat. 228.
The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words "to have and" and "in carrying out its purposes" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "the corporation adopts" are substituted for "now or heretofore used by the Boy Scouts" for consistency in the revised title. The words "in carrying out its program" are omitted as unnecessary. The words "This section does not affect any vested rights" are substituted for "it being distinctly and definitely understood, however, that nothing in this chapter shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights" for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.