Automobile Club of New York, Inc. v. Karnell

Petitioner, Automobile Club of New York, Inc., makes this application pursuant to the provisions of section 964 of the Penal Law to enjoin respondent from using, displaying or in any manner reproducing counterfeit copies or colorable imitations of the AAA symbol, service mark and trade names. It appears that the AAA symbol is the registered serv*858ice mark of the American Automobile Association, of which petitioner Automobile Club of New York, Inc,, is a related company. The service mark of the association consists of the letters AAA enclosed in an oval.

Petitioner, as an organization affiliated…