Case fileCounterfeiting
Sanrio Company, Ltd. v. Gearment, LLC
A print-on-demand garment company settled a Hello Kitty infringement suit for $45,000 and an injunction.
Sanrio Company, Ltd.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Gearment, LLC,
Defendant.
Docket No.8:20-cv-02037
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2020
StatusClosed
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 8:20-cv-02037
- Filed
- 2020
- Resolved
- 2021
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Counterfeiting
- Claims
- Copyright infringement; Trademark infringement
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
A print-on-demand garment company settled a Hello Kitty infringement suit for $45,000 and an injunction.
Outcome
Consent decree and permanent injunction, with $45,000 paid to Sanrio.
The legal nuance
One of the few US suits with a disclosed dollar figure.
Sources of record