subsidiary of the united states polo association industry licensing retail founded united states 1890 area served worldwide products apparel accessories eyewear footwear housewares luggage watches divisions thre3 website uspoloassn.com the u.s. polo assn. brand is the official brand of the united states polo association uspa the governing body of the sport of polo in the united states . the association s trademarks and logos registered worldwide are managed by uspa properties inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of the uspa . the brand incorporated in 1981 . uspa properties inc. partners with licensees in north and south america 1 asia europe 2 scandinavia russia and the middle east 3 to provide consumers with branded apparel accessories luggage watches shoes small leather goods eyewear and home furnishings . products are available in more than 135 countries 4 at independent retail stores department stores and u.s. polo assn. brand stores . 5 as a for profit corporation uspa properties inc. pays taxes on its profits generated by sales from u.s. polo assn. products and pays royalties to the uspa for the exclusive rights to license its trademarks . since incorporation in 1890 u.s. polo assn. has realized total global retail sales in excess of 1 billion . the royalties paid by uspa properties inc. to the uspa enables them to promote the sport of polo and underwrite educational and training programs such as benefits for the association s player members support training centers for interscholastic and intercollegiate polo competition 6 and fund programs in umpiring competition and equine welfare . contents 1 litigation 2 references 3 sources 4 external links litigation edit in may 2011 it has been ruled that uspa can not use the word polo in conjunction with its double horsemen mark on fragrances in reference to litigation with polo ralph lauren . 7 the n.y. federal judge said it is possible for the parties to engage in licensing activities that do not conflict with each other . in october 2013 ralph lauren filed a case in a us district court against uspa and textile firm arvind ltd which has the license to manufacture and market uspa branded products in india . in june 2015 arvind ltd settled the dispute by paying 3.2 million to the ralph lauren corp. of the us . 8 references edit licensemag.com . u.s. polo assn. inks mexico deal . june 24 2011 . vagnozzi caternia . u.s. polo assn. vertire il polo . chukker the magazine of audi polo gold cup circuit 2011 february 21 2011 p. 30 . hurriyetdailynews.com . us polo assn opens new store in istanbul . january 8 2010 . uspoloassn.com . about our brand . 2012 . indiaretailing.com . u.s. polo assn opens outlets in delhi . february 21 2011 . us polo.org . interscholastic intercollegiate polo i i . 2010 . ralph lauren trumps u.s. polo association over use of polo mark . reuters . june 1 2011 . retrieved 2011 11 30 . arvind lifestyle and uspa agrees to enter into an amicable settlement with ralph lauren without admission of liability of any party . livemint . march 30 2015 . retrieved 2015 06 21 . sources edit spencer herbert . hot property . hurlingham polo association magazine summer 2008 p. 41 . vagnozzi caternia . u.s. polo assn. vertire il polo . chukker the magazine of audi polo gold cup circuit 2011 february 21 2011 p. 30 . external links edit u.s. polo assn. official website united states polo association official website u.s. polo assn. facebook official facebook page u.s. polo assn. twitter official twitter page u.s. polo assn. google official google page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title u.s. polo assn. & oldid 741998137 categories united states polo associationpolo in the united statesclothing brands of the united states navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages italianot rk e edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 01 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view