National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry v. California State Grange

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE; MOTION FOR INJUNCTION

Plaintiff National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry brought this action against defendant California State Grange for trademark infringement arid unfair competition under the Lanham Act. Presently before the court is plaintiffs motion for an injunction pursuarit to the Lan-ham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1116 (a). (Docket No. 126.) For the reasons explained below, plaintiffs motion is GRANTED in part.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Plaintiff is a national fraternal organization founded in 1867 to promote the interests of farming and agriculture. (July 14, 2015 Order at 1-2 (Docket No. 60).) Plaintiff has grown to a network of approximately 2,000 local chapters across the country, through which it provides a variety of goods and services to agricultural *1070 communities. (Id. at 2:) Plaintiff owns numerous registered numerous trademarks featuring the word “Grange,” which it uses for associational, educational, and advocacy activities. (Id.)

Plaintiff chartered defendant as its affiliate California state chapter in 1873. (Id.) As a chartered affiliate, defendant, collected dues from local subordinate granges and turned over a…