Legal Opinion
General Cigar Co., Inc. v. GDM INC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 18, 1997No. 97 Civ. 7783(RWS)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Plaintiff General Cigar Co. Inc., (“General Cigar”) has filed the instant motion for inter alia, a preliminary injunction to enjoin defendant G.D.M. Inc. (“GDM”) from using the trademark COHIBA for premium cigars. An expensive cigar is a symbol of influence, sophistication and power, 1 the gift of heads of state, 2 which has found an increasing popularity with new, young and affluent smokers. COHIBA is variously a term for tobacco in an ancient and forgotten tongue, a sometime geographic destination, and a trademark owned by General Cigar Co. Inc. (“General…
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