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WESTCHESTER MEDIA v. PRL USA HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 99-20754.

214 F.3d 658 (2000)

WESTCHESTER MEDIA; Navasota Holding Co., L.L.C., Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants, v. PRL USA HOLDINGS, INC.; Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation d/b/a Delaware Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 27, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Charles Godbold, William Joseph Boyce, John T. Boundas, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, TX, William G. Barber (argued), Stephen P. Meleen, Arnold, White & Durkee, Austin, TX, for Westchester Media and Navasota Holding Co., LLC.

Leslie G. Fagen (argued), Carey R. Ramos, Gregory Alan Kasper, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Eberstein, New York City, Thomas Harold Adolph, Michael P. Lennon, Baker Potts, Houston, TX, for PRL USA Holdings, Inc. and Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

Before JONES, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Westchester Media and Navasota Holding Co. ("Westchester") appeal the judgment finding that their use of the mark "POLO" to title a magazine infringed marks for products sold by Polo Ralph Lauren entities ("PRL"). Two features distinguish this case from run of the mill trademark infringement claims. PRL is attempting to prevent Westchester from titling a magazine even though PRL itself sells no literary products. And Westchester...

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