KARL MAYER announced the company has won a trademark dispute against competitors in Turkey.
The company has registered trademarks for many of its products, including PROWARP® for its sectional warping machine in 2015, KARL MAYER PROSIZE® for its sizing machine in 2012, and PRODYE® for its indigo dyeing unit in 2018.
In the court case, it was ruled that the competitors, Proteknik Tekstil San. ve Dıs Tic. A.S. and Prosmh Makina Pazarlama Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, had exploited these trademarks for unfair gain. A cease-and-desist letter was sent to the competitors prior, but failed to end the ongoing infringement.
A regional court ruling upheld KARL MAYER’s case Dec. 12, 2024. The ruling prohibits the commercial use of the contested terms in relation to the manufacture, sale, packaging, storage and distribution of competing machines. The restriction applies across the full scope of the trademark rights, covering Turkey as well as all online activities.
“We invested a great deal of money and pursued legal action for nearly seven years to protect not only our proprietary technology, but also our customer and reputation,” says Martin Fuhr, head of product portfolio management of the Warp Preparation Business Unit at KARL MAYER.
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