Perry Ellis Sues J Crew Over Penguin Design
PEI Licensing, a subsidiary of Perry Ellis, owner of the Munsingwear PENGUIN trademark, has sued J Crew in the Southern District of New York, alleging that various items of clothing bearing penguins, including the PENGUIN CRITTER CARDIGAN depicted above, infringe and/or dilute its famous PENGUIN trademark. Complaint on Pacer.
PEI Licensing v. J Crew International, 06 CV 15385, SDNY Dec 21 2006.