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California Jury Agrees To Strip Trademarked Logo From Mongols Biker Club

The motorcycle club, whose members have a history of violence and drug dealing, considers its trademarked logo central to its identity. Federal prosecutors say the logo is linked to criminality.
Law enforcement officials announce the arrests of dozens of Mongol motorcycle club members on murder and drug charges in six states in 2008.

A jury in California, in a first-of-its-kind verdict, agreed that federal prosecutors could strip a trademarked logo from a Los Angeles-based motorcycle club known as the Mongols as punishment for its members' criminal

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