Below is an except of an article SGR attorneys, Jim Bikoff and Holly Lance, wrote titled, "Infringers Ignore Permanent Injunction Orders at Their Peril" for the World Trademark Review.
An order providing sweeping post-injunctive relief to a non-profit fraternal organization serves as a cautionary tale for infringers who fail to take permanent injunction orders seriously. The US District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a permanent injunction in September 2015 enjoining a former state chapter of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry from continuing to use its registered mark GRANGE. The litigation was precipitated by the continued use of 'Grange' as part of the name 'California State Grange' by the former state-level affiliate of the National Grange after the affiliate's charter was revoked. The court found in favor of the National Grange on its claims of trademark infringement pursuant to the Lanham Act § 32, 15 USC § 1114, and unfair competition pursuant to the Lanham Act § 43(a), 15 USC § 1125(a).
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