Title 36, Patriotic and National ObservancesRelease 119-102
§30507 Exclusive Right to Name, Seals, Emblems, and Badges
Title 36 › Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations › Part B — Organizations › CHAPTER 305 — BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA, INC. › § 30507
Summary
Only the organization and its local branches may use the exact name "Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc." The organization also controls any seals, emblems, and badges it creates and can decide who else may use them.
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Title 36, §30507
Patriotic and National Observances, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The corporation and its subordinate divisions have the exclusive right to use the name “Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use, and to allow others to use, seals, emblems, and badges the corporation adopts.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3050736:956.July 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–653, § 16, 74 Stat. 518. The word “sole” is omitted as included in “exclusive”. The words “and no other organization shall use the name ‘Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.’ ” are omitted as unnecessary. The words “and to allow others to use” are substituted for “or to allow or refuse the use of” for consistency in the revised title. The words “the corporation adopts” are substituted for “as have heretofore been used by the Blue Star Mothers of America” for consistency in the revised title.
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36 U.S.C. § 30507
Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102