10.03.16
A federal court has entered a permanent injunction barring a private label manufacturer from infringing P&G’s substantial 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, Procter & Gamble 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. When MS International agreed to remove its products from the market, the case was dismissed. The lawsuit against Onuge continued, however.
This case follows a long line of Procter & Gamble’s actions to protect its Crest Whitestrips patents, including scenarios against Clio USA, Inc., Team Technologies, Inc. and Brushpoint Innovations, Inc.
But in this case, Procter & Gamble 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,” Deborah P. Majoras, Procter & Gamble’s chief legal officer, said in a press statement when the injunction was released. “We are pleased that, once again, we have been successful in protecting our investment in innovation that benefits consumers.”
Earlier this year, Procter & Gamble 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. When MS International agreed to remove its products from the market, the case was dismissed. The lawsuit against Onuge continued, however.
This case follows a long line of Procter & Gamble’s actions to protect its Crest Whitestrips patents, including scenarios against Clio USA, Inc., Team Technologies, Inc. and Brushpoint Innovations, Inc.
But in this case, Procter & Gamble 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,” Deborah P. Majoras, Procter & Gamble’s chief legal officer, said in a press statement when the injunction was released. “We are pleased that, once again, we have been successful in protecting our investment in innovation that benefits consumers.”