National Council of The United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc. v. The Del Norte Council of the Society of St. Vincent De Paul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED

STATES, SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE Case No. 23-cv-01556-RS

PAUL, INC.,

11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT, DENYING v. MOTION TO INTERVENE AND MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINITE

THE DEL NORTE COUNCIL OF THE STATEMENT

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, Defendant.

I. INTRODUCTION This trademark infringement suit arises from a dispute between Plaintiff National Council of the United States, Society of St. Vincent de Paul (“National Council”) and its former local conference, Defendant Del Norte Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (“Del Norte Council”). Defendant operated as a local conference of the National Council until Defendant ended the relationship in 2022. National Council brought five claims under the Lanham Act, the California Business and Professions Code, and common law averring Del Norte…