Procter & Gamble Prevails Against Private Label Manufacturers & Distributors in Crest® Whitestrips Intellectual Property Vio...
August 25 2016 - 12:13PM
Business Wire
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.
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Earlier this year, P&G filed a complaint and motion for
preliminary injunction in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Ohio against Onuge, a private label
manufacturer and distributor of tooth whitening products, 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 therefore
dismissed, while the lawsuit against Onuge continued. 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 and ends the case. This case follows a
long line of P&G’s successful actions to protect its Crest
Whitestrips patents, including 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.”
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Procter & GambleOral Care CommunicationsKris Parlett,
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