The United States Polo Association Inc. scored a win in its endless trademark fight with Ralph Lauren Corporation on Thursday, persuading a judge to compel arbitration of claims that it breached a decade-old truce with RLC.
In a 14-page decision, U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa in Manhattan dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit RLC brought against USPA last year. RLC had hoped to convince Griesa that USPA partnered with an Indian apparel company to sell shirts emblazoned with a polo player logo—a violation of a 2003 settlement agreement with RLC. But Griesa refused to hear the dispute, concluding that the 2003 agreement called for arbitration of such claims.
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