Constellation Takes on Texas “Importer” Infringing on its Brands

Dear Client:  A new lawsuit brought by Constellation in federal court this week shines a light on what looks to be some shady business happening down deep in South Texas. The alleged behavior comes at the hands of Oz Trading Group, a McAllen-based “importer,” that Constellation contends to be a peddler of “counterfeit, knock-off, and/or infringing” goods. Indeed, the picture below (supplied as evidence in Constellation’s complaint) gives you a sense of what we’re getting into here… And while the