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Sanrio Company, Ltd. et al. v. Love Beauty Cosmetics LLC et al.
A cosmetics seller settled a Hello Kitty infringement suit on a consent decree, one of many in the 2023 cosmetics wave.
Sanrio Company, Ltd. et al.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Love Beauty Cosmetics LLC et al.,
Defendant.
Docket No.5:23-cv-02464
CourtU.S. District Court, Central District of California
Filed2023
StatusClosed
The record
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- 5:23-cv-02464
- 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 cosmetics seller settled a Hello Kitty infringement suit on a consent decree, one of many in the 2023 cosmetics wave.
Outcome
Consent decree and permanent injunction before Judge Fernando M. Olguin.
The legal nuance
Hello Kitty makeup is a repeat flashpoint; the license is valuable and widely faked.
Sources of record