Facts

Plaintiff Philip Morris USA Inc. owned federally registered trademarks for Marlboro and Marlboro Lights cigarettes. Philip Morris sued defendants Cheng Chung Yank aka Paul Yank, Yen Nelson Yu aka Nelson Yu, and Chien Kuo Wang aka Ned Wang for violation of the Lanham and Tariff Acts, common law unfair competition and trademark infringement.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Philip Morris claimed that the defendants willfully infringed plaintiff's trademarks by importing counterfeit Marlboro and Marlboro Lights cigarettes.

Result

Summary judgment was found in favor of plaintiff and a permanent injunction against defendants was granted as well.