STAHLS’, Sterling Heights, Mich., recently defended its intellectual property rights by reaching a wide-ranging settlement in a federal lawsuit.
The three defendants in the case have agreed to cease their infringement of STAHLS’ patents, trademarks and copyrighted content related to its Hotronix FUSION heat press equipment, including a specific agreement to stop importation and sales of the infringing products in the United States.
“STAHLS’ has dozens of issued patents and pending applications, as well as many federally registered trademarks,” says Ted Stahl, executive chairman at STAHLS’. “We have made significant investments in research and development to design the most technologically advanced heat press on the market, and we will fight back against threats to our intellectual property.”
Upon becoming aware of the infringing products, STAHLS’ intellectual property counsel Fishman Stewart moved quickly to assert STAHLS’ intellectual property rights. Within 24 hours of filing the lawsuit, the defendants removed the infringing products from their websites, as well as third-party sites.
In addition, the defendants immediately requested settlement of the complaint with STAHLS’. During the same time period, STAHLS’ worked with eBay, Amazon and Facebook to halt infringing auctions, and remove store offerings and advertising content.
For more information, visit stahls.com. — L.V.
