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36 U.S.C. § 80305

Exclusive right to emblems, badges, marks, and words

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The corporation has the exclusive right to use all emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases the corporation adopts, including the badge of the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (ch. 590, 50 Stat. 623), and to authorize their use, during the life of the corporation, in connection with the manufacture, advertisement, and sale of equipment and merchandise. This section does not affect any vested rights.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2002–2007 · leading case: The Last Best Beef, LLC v. Dudas, 506 F.3d 333 (4th Cir. 2007).
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The Last Best Beef, LLC v. Dudas, 506 F.3d 333 (4th Cir. 2007). “§ 711 (2000) (giving the Department of the Interior the exclusive right to use the character and name of “Smokey Bear”); 36 U.S.C. § 80305 (2000) (giving “The Girl Scouts of America the exclusive right to use all emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or…”
Steir v. Girl Scouts of USA, 218 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D.N.H. 2002). “GSU-SA has the exclusive rights to badges, emblems, words and phrases associated with the Girl Scouts, see 36 U.S.C. § 80305 , which it permits regional councils and local troops to use only after confirming that these entities comply with GSU-SA’s standards.”
Steir v. Girl Scouts, 2002 DNH 167 (D.N.H. 2002). “GSUSA has the exclusive rights to badges, emblems, words and phrases associated with the Girl Scouts, see 36 U.S.C. § 80305 , which it permits regional councils and local troops to use only after confirming that these entities comply with GSUSA’s standards.”
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