Mealey's (January 20, 2016, 3:25 PM EST) -- ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York federal judge on Jan. 19 ordered Kolath Hotels & Casinos Inc. permanently enjoined from using any marks in the Quality Inn family of trademarks (Choice Hotels International Inc. v. Kolath Hotels & Casinos Inc., No. 1:13-cv-192, N.D. N.Y.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5807).

(Order available. Document #98-160209-007R.)

Senior U.S. Judge Gary L. Sharpe of the Northern District of New York granted Choice Hotels International Inc.’s motion for default judgment after Kolath failed to appear or file a response to the...