GS Holistic LLC v. Blackhawks Chief Tobacco & Vape Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN GS HOLISTIC, LLC, Plaintiff, Case No. 23-CV-903-JPS-JPS v. BLACKHAWKS CHIEF TOBACCO & ORDER VAPE CORPORATION d/b/a BLACK HAWKS TOBACCO VAPE and HASSAN ELZOFRI, Defendants. 1. INTRODUCTION In July 2023, Plaintiff GS Holistic, LLC (“Plaintiff”) sued Defendants Blackhawks Chief Tobacco & Vape Corporation d/b/a Black Hawks Tobacco Vape (“Blackhawks”) and its owner, Hassan Elzofri (“Elzofri”) (collectively, “Defendants”) for willful trademark infringement and counterfeiting in violation of

15 U.S.C. § 1114

(“Count One”) and false designation…