Case fileCounterfeiting
Sanrio, Inc. v. Blink & Blink, Inc.
A jewelry maker accused of copying Hello Kitty and Keroppi settled into a consent decree.
Sanrio, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Blink & Blink, Inc. (Chang Gi Min; Byung Soo Min),
Defendant.
Docket No.2:13-cv-08948-PJW
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2013
StatusClosed
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 2:13-cv-08948-PJW
- Filed
- 2013
- Resolved
- 2014
- Sanrio’s role
- Plaintiff
- Type
- Counterfeiting
- Claims
- Copyright infringement; Trademark infringement
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
A jewelry maker accused of copying Hello Kitty and Keroppi settled into a consent decree.
Outcome
Consent decree and permanent injunction entered 4 Mar 2014.
The legal nuance
Jewelry is a recurring target of Sanrio’s US suits.
Sources of record