Girl Scouts of the United States of America v. Boy Scouts of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ene ee ener neceneenenemeenennue GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : : OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff, > GRANTING DEFENDANT’S : MOTION FOR SUMMARY Vv. : JUDGMENT BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, : 18 Civ, 10287 (AKH) Defendant. we nner enceeneenee X ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J.: The Girl Scouts have sued the Boy Scouts in this serious, contentious and expensive litigation. The Girl Scouts claim that the Boy Scouts’ use of the term “Scouting” to market themselves, undifferentiated by gender, is likely to cause confusion and divert…