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Article: LIZ CLAIBORNE SCORES IN TRADEMARK BATTLE AGAINST MADEMOISELLE.
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- WWD
- Article date:
- June 24, 1998
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NEW YORK -- Liz Claiborne Inc. has won round one in its high-stakes battle with a former contractor, Mademoiselle Knitwear Inc.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert W. Sweet in Manhattan ruled in favor of Claiborne in its counterfeiting and trademark infringement suit against Mademoiselle. Claiborne was awarded damages of $582,868, but the ramifications could be much larger.
Mademoiselle has alleged that the suit was based on trumped-up charges and was part of Claiborne's strategy to get out of an obligation to provide work for Mademoiselle. Mademoiselle has further charged in its own lawsuit that payments made by Claiborne to the apparel union UNITE ...