Girl Scouts Sues Boy Scouts Over Trademark as Boys Welcome Girls

Girls from Cub Scout Den 13, a suburban Virginia Cub Scout unit made up of girls who are on their way to next year becoming the first female Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the the newly named "Scouts BSA" program, participate in a hike in this still image from video shot in McLean, Virginia, on May 20, 2018. Greg Savoy/File Photo/Reuters

NEW YORK—The Girl Scouts of the United States of America filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America on Nov. 6, after the Boy Scouts decided to drop “Boy” from its program and start welcoming older girls.

According to the complaint, the Boy Scouts do not have a monopoly over such terms as “scouts” or “scouting,” and its decision to rebrand itself Scouts BSA will erode the Girl Scouts brand and “marginalize” their activities.