A trial has been scheduled to begin on December 6 in U.S. District Court in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a lawsuit that questions whether anyone has a trademark or intellectual property right to the “Tea Party” name.
Nearly three dozen people and groups who called themselves part of the Tea Party movement filed suit against O’Neal and two associates in January, accusing them of trying to “hijack” the movement and confuse the public.
“They’re trying to promote candidates that we wouldn’t support,” said plaintiff Everett Wilkinson. “The people trust us more than the political parties. We work hard to keep that trust.”
The plaintiffs said O’Neal’s group is a “fake” Tea Party, a claim he scoffs at.
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