Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan, has filed a complaint against Daedong Industrial and its U.S. distributor Kioti Tractors, Wilson, N.C., charging trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. (Marketing News).
Kubota Corp., Osaka, Japan, has filed a complaint against Daedong Industrial and its U.S. distributor Kioti Tractors, Wilson, N.C., charging trademark and trade dress infringement and unfair competition. The lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. alleges that Kioti has engaged in trade dress infringement by using Kubota's distinctive orange color on its competing models of tractors. Kubota seeks injunctive relief injunctive relief n. a court-ordered act or prohibition against an act or condition which has been requested, and sometimes granted, in a petition to the court for an injunction. and monetary damages Monetary damages, in civil law, refers to compensation given to an injured party by a liable party. Monetary damages may be restitution, a penalty, or both. against Kioti.
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