Patriot Guard Riders - Trademark Lawsuit

Trademark Lawsuit

In 2007, the Patriot Guard Riders attempted to register the name with United States Patent and Trademark Office. One of the club's founder members and first president, Jeff Brown, who previously operated the PGR merchandise store, filed an objection. PGR rebuked this, stating in papers filed with the Patent and Trademark Office that Brown had been ejected as a director of PGR in November 2006, and had therefore relinquished all rights to the store and the organization's name. After resigning, Brown filed a trademark request, but this was rejected since the PGR had submitted its own request. PGR contacted all its members asking for donations to establish a defense fund for the lawsuit. As of December 2011 the case is unresolved.