Injunction and $1M Damages For False Use Of Kosher Certification Symbol

In Chicago Rabbinical Council v. Abdul Rehman Group, Inc., (ND IL, June 9, 2020), an Illinois federal district court awarded statutory damages of $1 million under the Lanham Trademark Act to the Chicago Rabbinical Council ("cRc") in its suit against a company that was without authority applying a cRc logo to its food products, falsely indicating that they had been approved as kosher.  The court also issued a broad injunction barring defendant from using the cRc logo in any way to mislead others into believing that its products were certified by cRc. Kosher Today reports on the decision.