08.25.16
A federal court has entered a permanent injunction barring a private label manufacturer from infringing Procter & Gamble's Crest Whitestrips intellectual property rights.
Specifically, the Court enjoined Onuge Personal Care (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. from manufacturing, offering, selling, or distributing products that infringe P&G’s patents or its Crest Whitestrips trade dress or trademarks.
Earlier this year, P&G filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Onuge and MS International Enterprises LLC., an importer. P&G alleged that the two companies were infringing P&G’s patents, trade dress, and trademarks.
MS International responded by agreeing to respect P&G’s intellectual property and by removing its products from the market; the case against MS International was dismissed.
The lawsuit against Onuge continued, however.
Following a preliminary injunction hearing on July 28, 2016, Onuge agreed to a consent judgment in which the court ordered a permanent injunction. This order is not appealable.
This case follows additional actions taken by P&G to protect its Crest Whitestrips patents, including scenarios against Clio USA, Inc., Team Technologies, Inc., and Brushpoint Innovations, Inc. But in this case, P&G also challenged the trademark and trade dress violations by Onuge and MS International.
“P&G’s resolve to protect our Crest Whitestrips intellectual property has not wavered. We will continue to enforce our IP rights to ensure that our trusted Crest brand, the innovations behind it, and, ultimately, consumers, are fairly protected from infringers, big and small,” said Deborah P. Majoras, P&G’s chief legal officer. “We are pleased that, once again, we have been successful in protecting our investment in innovation that benefits consumers.”
Specifically, the Court enjoined Onuge Personal Care (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. from manufacturing, offering, selling, or distributing products that infringe P&G’s patents or its Crest Whitestrips trade dress or trademarks.
Earlier this year, P&G filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Onuge and MS International Enterprises LLC., an importer. P&G alleged that the two companies were infringing P&G’s patents, trade dress, and trademarks.
MS International responded by agreeing to respect P&G’s intellectual property and by removing its products from the market; the case against MS International was dismissed.
The lawsuit against Onuge continued, however.
Following a preliminary injunction hearing on July 28, 2016, Onuge agreed to a consent judgment in which the court ordered a permanent injunction. This order is not appealable.
This case follows additional actions taken by P&G to protect its Crest Whitestrips patents, including scenarios against Clio USA, Inc., Team Technologies, Inc., and Brushpoint Innovations, Inc. But in this case, P&G also challenged the trademark and trade dress violations by Onuge and MS International.
“P&G’s resolve to protect our Crest Whitestrips intellectual property has not wavered. We will continue to enforce our IP rights to ensure that our trusted Crest brand, the innovations behind it, and, ultimately, consumers, are fairly protected from infringers, big and small,” said Deborah P. Majoras, P&G’s chief legal officer. “We are pleased that, once again, we have been successful in protecting our investment in innovation that benefits consumers.”