SAN GABRIEL, CA – Odyssey Innovative Designs, a manufacturer of cases and accessories for the audio market, won an infringement lawsuit against another accessories manufacturer, Rack in the Cases Limited, its affiliates and distributors.
The trademark lawsuit, U.S. District Court/Central District of California #CV10-3411DSF, involves the defendant's usage of the Odyssey brand and the identical production of its product concepts.
The court ruled in favor of Odyssey, ordering Rack in the Cases, its affiliates and distributors to pay Odyssey $2 million in statutory damages and be enjoined from using Odyssey's trademark. The defendant must also immediately cease all usage of the Odyssey brand, including but not limited to the termination of its online sales.
"In an industry where we've seen an increasing number of illegal knock-off manufacturers, we consider this permanent infringement injunction a big win for all the innovators in the world," said John Hsiao, CEO of Odyssey Innovative Designs.
The website rackinthecases.org lists the company's contact address in Shenzhen, China. An e-mail requesting comment was not returned by presstime.
