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Criminal

Jun. 8, 2017

US asks circuit to let it seize biker club's trademark

Speaking before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, L. Ashley Aull of the U.S. Attorney's Office argued that U.S. District Judge David O. Carter erred when he dismissed a government indictment brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in 2015 that targeted the Mongols Nation.

By Eli Wolfe
Daily Journal Staff Writer

PASADENA — The U.S. government is again taking a motorcycle club to court to seize the rights to its cartoonish, trademarked logo.

Speaking before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, L. Ashley Aull of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District urged a three-judge panel to reverse a 2015 dismissal of the government's indictment against the Mongol...

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