1. Purple Trademark- Plaintiff: Purple Innovation, LLC
- Prosecution date: April 11, 2024
- Reason for prosecution: Trademark infringement
- Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Purple Innovation, founded in 2016, is the core brand of LLC, which focuses on designing and making sleep products. The brand's main products are mattresses, pillows and a series of bedding products. Purple can be found in homes, major hotels and other places. In addition, Purple's patented Purple Grid technology represents the forefront of innovation in the mattress industry, meeting the human body's dual needs for comfort and support, further helping consumers get adequate rest and deep sleep.
At the same time, Purple Innovation is also a well-known seller in Amazon's home category. The picture comes from Purple's official website The core of the plaintiff's rights protection action this time is to protect its brand trademarks. The trademarks involved in this case are all registered under the 020 furniture and home decorations category, totaling 11.
It is worth noting that the search found that the plaintiff has a total of 110 U.S. trademark information, covering a wide range of categories. The following is some other trademark information owned by the plaintiff, for reference only: Therefore, in addition to the trademarks involved in this case, sellers still need to remain highly vigilant to avoid unnecessary disputes. 2. CASIO Scientific Calculator- Plaintiff: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Prosecution date: April 10, 2024
- Reason for prosecution: Trademark infringement
- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
CASIO Scientific Calculator is a well-known Japanese brand of scientific calculators, renowned worldwide for its high quality and accuracy. The brand's core products are a series of scientific calculators, which not only have basic calculation functions, but also include many advanced functions, such as graphics drawing, data processing, etc., meeting the diverse calculation needs from basic education to professional fields. In addition, the brand's product line also extends to other electronic products such as electronic musical instruments and label printers. Image from CASIO official website "CASIO" has also been registered as a trademark in the United States and cannot be easily used by unauthorized sellers. The plaintiff also has 17 registered trademarks for sellers’ reference: It is worth mentioning that this case may also involve a patent of the plaintiff. 3. Wall Lamp- Prosecution date: April 12, 2024
- Reason for prosecution: Patent infringement
- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Law firm: Dewitty and Associates, CHTD
With the improvement of living quality, people pay more and more attention to creating a comfortable and pleasant home environment. Wall lamps not only meet people's lighting needs in daily life, but also can be used as decorations to meet people's aesthetic needs. It can not only enhance the beauty of the home, but also bring warmth and comfort to people, and create different atmospheres according to occasions and needs. As market competition becomes increasingly fierce, the functions of wall lamps are constantly evolving and becoming more diverse. When searching for related products on Amazon US, it was found that the sales of wall lamps were very good, with the highest sales last month exceeding 4,000, which shows how popular this type of product is. The case involves the design of a wall lamp. The patent belongs to a Chinese patent holder, with the patent number US D1,002,902 S, which was officially approved on October 24, 2023. It is reported that the plaintiff has prepared a TRO injunction , and sellers should be vigilant. 4. Bracket for Installing Sink- Prosecution date: April 13, 2024
- Reason for prosecution: Patent infringement
- Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The invention patent number of the patent involved in this case is US 11,060,269 B2, and the patent was officially approved on July 13, 2021. It is reported that the reason for designing this product is to solve the shortcomings of the traditional sink installation method. The traditional method is only supported by the mounting plate, which has limited load-bearing capacity and is prone to deformation, leakage and seepage. Although the welding tripod support method improves the load-bearing capacity, it is cumbersome to install and has poor versatility. Therefore, the plaintiff designed the product to provide a more stable, flexible and universal sink support solution. It is worth noting that the plaintiff has another patent information , whose patent number is US D989,611 S, which was officially approved on June 20, 2023. Currently, the plaintiff has filed a TRO with the court and recommends that sellers conduct self-inspections in advance. In general, "no matter how small the infringement is, it is a big deal". Nowadays, e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Shein, and TikTok Shop pay more and more attention to intellectual property rights. Therefore, sellers should also be vigilant in their business operations, prevent infringements, and strengthen their awareness of self-protection.
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