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Ballistic Case Company Files Intellectual Property Infringement ComplaintJun 22, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- A.G. Findings & Mfg Co., parent of Ballistic Case Company, a designer of accessories for mobile electronic devices, announced it has filed a complaint for unfair competition and infringing intellectual property rights against Valor Communication, Inc. According to a release, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based AGF filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleging that Valor infringes AGF's intellectual property rights associated with its Shell Gell (SG) Series line of protective cases for mobile phones and is unfairly competing with AGF. "Ballistic's products are associated with innovative designs, engineering expertise, and high quality materials, and filed the lawsuit against Valor to stop it from copying our product designs," said Alan Kleinman, CFO, A.G. Findings & Mfg. "The market for protective device cases is large enough that companies should not have to resort to copying the designs of industry leaders like Ballistic." AGF is asking for damages and attorneys' fees and court costs, the destruction of the Valor cases that infringe on AGF's Shell Gell (SG) Series line, and an injunction against the importation and sale of infringing cases. "Ballistic is an innovator of high quality protective device cases and has intellectual property associated with its innovative designs," added Kleinman. "We protect our intellectual property rights in order to protect our interests and those of our customers." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |