Case fileCounterfeiting
Sanrio Company, Ltd. v. $avage Clothing LLC et al.
A clothing maker hit with a $30,000 judgment for putting Hello Kitty on apparel.
Sanrio Company, Ltd.,
Plaintiff,
v.
$avage Clothing LLC et al.,
Defendant.
Docket No.2:23-cv-06107
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2023
StatusDecided
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 2:23-cv-06107
- Filed
- 2023
- Resolved
- 2024
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Counterfeiting
- Claims
- Copyright infringement; Trademark infringement
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
A clothing maker hit with a $30,000 judgment for putting Hello Kitty on apparel.
Outcome
Final judgment: permanent injunction, $30,000 statutory damages, plus $2,400 attorneys’ fees.
The legal nuance
Part of a 2023 wave of C.D. Cal apparel and cosmetics suits.
Sources of record