Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§20907 Exclusive Right to Name and Emblem
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 209 — AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR › § 20907
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The corporation alone controls the name, emblem, and close look-alikes; prior legal rights remain.
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Title 36, §20907
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation has the exclusive right to use and to allow others to use the name “American Ex-Prisoners of War” and the official American Ex-Prisoners of War emblem or any colorable simulation of that emblem. This section does not affect any vested rights.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 2090736:2115.Aug. 10, 1982, Pub. L. 97–234, § 16, 96 Stat. 263. The words “This section does not affect any vested rights” are substituted for “No powers or privileges hereby granted shall, however, interfere or conflict with established or vested rights” for consistency in the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words.
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36 U.S.C. § 20907
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102