Intellectual Property,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jan. 9, 2023
9th Circuit agrees Mongol Nation can keep trademarks
“RICO provides no mechanism for forfeiture to occur without a transfer of title to the Government,” 9th Circuit Judge Holly A. Thomas wrote.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday upheld a district judge’s decision to block prosecutors from seizing the trademarks of a motorcycle gang it prosecuted on racketeering and other charges, but on different grounds.
Judge Holly A. Thomas, an appointee of President Joe Biden, did not address U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s conclusion that forfeiture of Mongol Nations’ trademarks would violate the group’s First and Eigh...
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