Bulk of US Polo Trademark Suit Against ‘Sham’ Clothier Advances

United States Polo Association Inc. survived a bid to dismiss its trademark lawsuit against a “sham” clothier on jurisdictional grounds, though one of its claims failed for now.

USPA’s allegation that Rivers World LLC had a principal place of business in New York at the time of the alleged misdeeds establishes personal jurisdiction, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said Thursday. The opinion by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil noted that Rivers World claimed New York as its base in the trademark registration USPA is trying to cancel and “all but concedes” it was ...