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- ↑ THE GAP, INC. v. G.A.P. ADVENTURES INC, 07Civ9614 (AKH) , 11(United States District Court, S.D. New York.Jun. 24, 2011)(""Anita Voth and Bruce Poon Tip co-founded G.A.P Adventures in 1990. Voth and Poon Tip had met while working at the Toronto office of Worldwide Adventures, an Australian luxury travel tour operator"").
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