Sulzer Mixpac has received a consent judgment and permanent injunction confirming that Spident USA and Spident Korea infringed its trademark and patent rights by offering counterfeit mixing tips made by Seil Global of Korea. The lawsuit was filed during the 2012 Greater New York Dental Meeting.
Entered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the judgment states that so-called new design transparent base mixing tips made by Seil Global are counterfeit and infringe Sulzer's U.S. trademark registrations for the shape and color of the mixing tips and the company's U.S. patent. The permanent injunction prohibits further advertising, sale, or offer for sale of the mixing tips made by Seil Global in the U.S. by Spident USA and Spident Korea.
Mixpac mixing tips are for two-component static mixing solutions for dental applications. The mixing tips have a trademark dome shape and colors used with a materials cartridge. The Mixpac system is also protected by U.S. and certain foreign patents.
