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Potential Criminal Activity Alert
Phoenix Division

13 May 2011
(U//LES) Trademarking of Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang “Cuts” to prevent penetration
by undercover Law Enforcement operations.
(U//LES) As of 2 May 2011, the International Chapter of the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang
(Vagos) trademarked their “cuts” - the patches which identify their OMG affiliation - in an effort
to prevent law enforcement agencies from inserting undercover officers into their organization.
(U//LES) The Vagos added the ® symbol to the bottom center of the large back patch as shownin photo 1. There are only about 20 of these new patches which are currently being worn bymembers. It is believed that the new patches will be given out to new members as they arevetted by the Vagos leadership. By doing this, the Vagos believe they will have exclusive rights
to the Vagos patch and no one, including undercover officers, would be able to wear the patch
without the consent of the International Vagos OMG leadership.
(U//FOUO) Research within the United States Patent and Trademark Office was conductedwhich indicated the Vagos International Motorcycle Club Corporation California, 780 N.
Diamond Bar Blvd., #B12, Diamond Bar California, 91765, filed to make the Vagos name andsymbol a registered trademark on July 2, 2010, Serial Number 85076951. Changes and requests
by the Vagos Corporation were submitted as recently as May 2, 2011 to the Patent andTrademark Office.
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UNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVEUNCLASSIFIED//LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE(U//LES) In the future, any undercover law enforcement officer who is wearing Vagos cuts
without the ® may be placing themselves in danger.
Photo 1
Enhanced imageof the ®
trademark symbol
now present onVagos cuts

Photo 2
Full view of thetrademarked
back cuts for theVagos OMG(U) This report has been prepared by the Phoenix Division of the FBI. Comments and queries may be addressed to the Phoenix Field Intelligence
Group at 602-279-5511.

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