PUBPOL 373 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Delaware And Hudson Railway, Safari Jacket, Abercrombie & Fitch
16 Apr 2017
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Abercrombie & fitch co. v. hunting world, inc. United states court of appeals, second circuit, 1976. This action in the district court for the southern district of new york by abercrombie. & fitch company (a & f), owner of well-known stores at madison avenue and 45th street in. New york city and seven places in other states, against hunting world, incorporated (hw), operator of a competing store on east 53rd street, is for infringement of some of a & f"s registered trademarks using the word safari. It has had a long and, for a & f, an unhappy history. Since 1936 it has used the mark on a variety of men"s and women"s outer garments. A & f has spent large sums of money in advertising and promoting products identified with its mark safari and in policing its right in the mark, including the successful conduct of trademark infringement suits.
