The United Conservative Party has launched a lawsuit against two of its former MLAs, alleging the duo and the Alberta Party have infringed on Progressive Conservative trademarks as they seek to relaunch the bygone party.

Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair announced plans in July to revive Alberta’s Progressive Conservative party, which was in power from 1971 to 2015 before merging with the Wildrose Party to form the United Conservative Party.

Later that month, Guthrie and Sinclair joined the centrist Alberta Party , announcing a plan to rebrand it as the Progressive Conservatives.

Ex-UCP MLAs reviving Alberta's Progressive Conservative Party

The membership of the Alberta Party voted to change the name to the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in late August. In a statement, a

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