36 U.S.C. § 21705Chapter 217

§21705. Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges

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§21705. Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges

The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name "The American Legion" or "American Legion". The corporation has the exclusive right to use, manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and badges the corporation adopts.

Historical and Revision Notes
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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
21705 36:44 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons). Sept. 16, 1919, ch. 59, §§4 (words between 4th and 5th semicolons), 8, 41 Stat. 285; June 26, 1953, ch. 153, 67 Stat. 82.
  36:48.  

The word "sole" is omitted as included in "exclusive". The words "to have and", "in carrying out its purposes", and "in carrying out the purposes of the corporation" are omitted as unnecessary.

Last amended: December 31, 2024

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