Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas has won an intellectual property infringement case against Sentadia International, which does business as Sentury Tires America. As part of its settlement agreement Sentury agreed to never produce the original CLV6 tire that was displayed at the 2012 SEMA Show or any tire with a similar tread design.
“Our Toyo and Nitto tire products have an unparalleled reputation for performance and style,” said Iori Suzuki, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “We remain committed to vigorously protecting our intellectual property, our investments in research and development, and our marketing efforts against those who would attempt to appropriate them.”
Toyo considered Sentury’s CLV6 tire to be an infringement of its U.S. design patent for its Nitto Motivo tire tread design., the tiremaker said.
Pursuant to the settlement, Sentury also dismissed with prejudice its action filed in Los Angeles Federal Court asserting antitrust, business tort, and patent claims against Toyo.
