P&G Filed Infringement Complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Ranir LLC
March 27 2017 - 9:52AM
Business Wire
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) filed a patent
infringement complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
against Ranir LLC, a store-brand manufacturer and distributor of
tooth whitening products. The complaint alleges that Ranir is
infringing P&G’s patented tooth whitening technology by
manufacturing and selling store-brand tooth whitening strip
products to retailers. Consistent with previous cases of Crest®
Whitestrips intellectual property violations, P&G will take
steps necessary to protect its intellectual property. Just last
year, the Court permanently enjoined another store-brand
manufacturer from manufacturing, offering, selling, or distributing
products that infringe P&G’s patents or its Crest Whitestrips
trade dress or trademarks.
P&G revolutionized at-home whitening with the introduction
of Crest Whitestrips in 2001, and has introduced a steady stream of
innovations for this product for more than a decade. Crest 3D
Whitestrips offer great consumer benefits, such as Crest’s most
advanced No Slip adhesion technology, to deliver an enhanced tooth
whitening experience with no slip and no mess. These technologies
are a competitive advantage to P&G, and P&G intends to
fairly protect its investment in the product.
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Procter & GambleKris Parlett, Oral Care,
1-513-622-2311parlett.kr@pg.com
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