United States Polo Association
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The United States Polo Association (USPA) is the national governing body for the sport of polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...

 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 since 1890. The USPA provides resources to approximately 3600 individual members and 250 polo clubs across the U.S. and Canada, including coordinating and supervising professional polo matches, tournaments and activities of its U.S. member teams, promoting the sport through training centers for interscholastic and intercollegiate polo competitions, while better regulating the rules of the game through programs in umpiring, competition, and ensuring the safety and welfare of equine companion players.

In the U.S., women's polo is coordinated by the United States Women's Polo Federation
United States Women's Polo Federation
The United States Women's Polo Federation coordinates the activities of its United States member teams, arranging and supervising women's professional polo matches and tournaments...

.

In 2010, the USPA created Team USPA, a program to enhance and grow the sport of polo in the U.S. by identifying young, talented American players and providing mentored training and playing opportunities leading to a pool of higher rated amateur and professional players.

Brand

The U.S. Polo Assn.
U.S. Polo Assn.
The U.S. Polo Assn. brand, incorporated in 1981, is the official brand of the United States Polo Association . The Association's trademarks and logos worldwide are managed by USPA Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the USPA....

 brand products are officially sanctioned by the USPA and afford the organization to increase the player member benefits. It was incorporated in 1981.

In May of 2011, fashion label Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.-Early life:...

won a case against the USPA over the right to use the polo-player logo. A New York court ruled that the USPA cannot use its double-horseman motif to brand its line of fragrance due to infringement on the Ralph Lauren fashion label. It was determined the USPA’s use of the Double Horseman Mark created a high likelihood of confusion with Ralph Lauren’s products in the context of fragrances.
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