Since their respective beginnings, the Boy Scouts (of America) limited their membership to boys and the Girl Scouts (of the United States of America) limited their membership to girls. But, in a significant switch, the Boy Scouts recently announced they will now be accepting girls into their ranks. All would be well and good, except for the fact that this transition resulted in a lawsuit for trademark infringement.

The Boys Scouts (BSA) website describes their organization as having more than 2.4 million youth participants and almost 1 million adult volunteers. Since its inception in 1910, BSA has attracted over 110 million participants.

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