Case fileCounterfeiting
Sanrio, Inc. & Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Chang (Susan’s Shoppe)
Sanrio teamed with Disney against a shop selling counterfeit character goods, and got a written opinion rather than the usual quiet settlement.
Sanrio, Inc. and Disney Enterprises, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Shu Ching Lu (d/b/a Susan’s Shoppe),
Defendant.
Docket No.2:12-cv-03867-GW
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2012
StatusDecided
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 2:12-cv-03867-GW
- Filed
- 2012
- Resolved
- 2013
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Counterfeiting
- Claims
- Trademark counterfeiting; Copyright infringement
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
Sanrio teamed with Disney against a shop selling counterfeit character goods, and got a written opinion rather than the usual quiet settlement.
Outcome
Reached a merits ruling before Judge George H. Wu (published opinion). Judgment for the brand owners.
The legal nuance
A rare fully litigated counterfeiting win with a citable opinion.
Sources of record