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Article: Under Armour sues in U.S. District Court in Baltimore over 'knock off' sunglasses
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- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2009
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We must protect this brand.
That is, in essence, the message Under Armour Inc. aired when the
Baltimore sportswear giant filed a trademark infringement lawsuit
against a Denver company it accuses of selling "knock-off"
sunglasses with a confusingly similar logo of interlocking "U" and
"A" letters.
Under Armour claims Navajo Manufacturing Co. Inc.'s "Ultimate
Action" sunglasses are not only of the same design and style as
Under Armour's but also feature the logo in the same place on the
frames, sometimes in the same colors as Under Armour's products, and
are marketed similarly.
In its suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore,
Under Armour states it has sold eyewear products ...