September 19, 2019
Hong Kong Tri-Ace Tire Co. Ltd. must pay a Japanese tire company nearly $17 million after refusing to participate in litigation accusing it of breaking the terms of a trade dress infringement settlement, a California federal judge has ruled.
June 27, 2018
A California federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a trade dress infringement suit brought by Japanese tiremaker Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. against two Chinese sister companies, nixing several of Toyo's damages claims which the court said lacked sufficient evidence.
June 04, 2018
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. urged a California federal court on Monday to deny a Chinese tire maker's bid for an early win in a suit asserting that the Chinese rival had falsely claimed it did not make the tires at issue in a trade dress infringement dispute, arguing that the Chinese tire maker's arguments were "at odds" with the evidence.
May 09, 2018
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. shouldn't be able to double-dip on damages in a trade dress infringement dispute, two Chinese tire makers told a California federal judge, saying the Japanese tire giant already snagged a $1.62 million contempt judgment and isn't otherwise entitled to enhanced damages and attorneys' fees.
April 12, 2018
A California federal judge on Thursday granted a partial win to Toyo Tire on its breach of contract and trade dress infringement claims against two Chinese tire companies, saying the conclusion of a 2014 suit between the parties left no question that a contract enjoined the companies from using Toyo’s trade dress.
March 29, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday accepted Japan-based Toyo Tire's bid to voluntarily dismiss its own claim against a Chinese company over alleged trade dress infringement, and in turn dismissed that company's counterclaim against Toyo.
February 27, 2018
Toyo Tire sought Monday to drop its trade dress infringement claims against a Chinese company it had accused of ripping off its tread design, telling a California federal court its foe's counterclaims challenging the validity of the trade dress must go too.
October 10, 2017
Toyo Tire urged a California federal judge Monday to slap sanctions of $11.7 million or more on units of a Chinese state-owned tire company in a trade dress infringement dispute, saying a ruling in a related case cleared the way for a contempt finding.
September 16, 2016
Tire company CIA Wheel Group lost a bid to dodge trade dress claims from its larger rival Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Ltd. in California federal court on Thursday when a judge said there are too many disputed facts over whether a specific Toyo tread design is functional or generic.