| Keith Haring Sues Gin and
Tonic For Underwear License With Parallel Case
in State Court
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
June 24 – The Keith Haring
Foundation has sued to enforce
its / Haring's trademark
against Gin & Tonic LLC,
which it has previously
licensed to use Haring's art
on "lounge pants, underwear,
socks and robes."
On June 24
a proceeding was held before
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Debra C.
Freeman. Inner City Press
covered it.
Reference
was made to a parallel state
case, Gin&Tonic LCC v.
Keith Haring Studio, LCC and
Artestar, LLC, Index No.
650985/2020 in NYS Supreme
Court, New York County.
Judge Freeman
asked the parties to consider
whether they want to proceed
in this way, with two cases.
This one is The
Keith Haring Foundation Inc.
et al v. Gin&Tonic LLC,
20-cv-1961 (Kaplan / Freeman).
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