Houston Cigar Alliance v. OfficialHoustonCigarWeek LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT April 14, 2021 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk HOUSTON DIVISION HOUSTON CIGAR ALLIANCE, § § Plaintiff, § § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. H-20-4115 § OFFICIAL HOUSTON CIGAR WEEK § LLC and ELIAS PAPILLION, § § § Defendants. § MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ENTERING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW GRANTING THE PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND DENYING THE DEFENDANTS’ APPLICATION This trademark-infringement case requires the court to decide which of two competing social clubs of cigar smokers, primarily African American, was…