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Hello Kitty Lawsuit TrackerUnofficial Sanrio Legal Archive
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.

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