United States Second Circuit

In trademark infringement case involving the Ralph Lauren trademarks, jury verdict denying plaintiff's claims of infringement and finding three of defendants' four contested marks did not infringe the plaintiff's polo player trademark is affirmed over claims that the district court erred in: 1) admitting evidence of discussions at settlement negotiations; 2) excluding a document prepared by an agent of a defendant that arguably reflected intent to use trademarks similar to the Ralph Lauren trademarks to compete unfairly; and 3) refusing to give a requested jury instruction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/04/2008
• Published 03/04/2008

Judges

• LEVAL, Circuit Judge:, Before:  LEVAL, SOTOMAYOR, and B.D. PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Leslie Gordon Fagen, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, N.Y. (Andrew G. Gordon, Darren W. Johnson, on the brief), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• George A. Stamboulidis, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Gerald J. Ferguson, on the brief), for Appellees United States Polo Association, Inc., and United States Polo Association Properties, Inc., Michael S. Sommer, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, N.Y. (Elliot Silverman, Ann E. Schofield, on the brief), for Appellees Jordache, Ltd., United States Polo Association, Ltd., L.V. Enterprises, Inc.