CORONA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterno Home
Inc. ("Sterno Home"), a worldwide leading innovator in flameless
candles, today announced that the International Trade Commission
("ITC") has initiated an investigation against L&L Candle
Company, LLC, Shenzhen Liown Electronics Co. Ltd. and Luminara
Worldwide, LLC (collectively "L&L"). The ITC will investigate
L&L's importation of products that Sterno Home alleges infringe
on four Sterno Home patents. Sterno Home seeks an Exclusion Order
from the ITC prohibiting L&L from importing into the U.S.
market all flameless candles that infringe its Asserted Patents,
including L&L's Wick to FlameTM and Push
FlameTM flameless candles, which are sold under its
LIGHTLi® and Liown® brands.
This is the second lawsuit Sterno Home has filed against
L&L this year. In May 2020,
Sterno Home filed a multi-claim, multi-count, patent infringement
lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California against L&L Candle
Company, LLC, against L&L. There, Sterno Home alleges that
L&L infringes on six other Sterno Home patents. In
the district court case, which is pending, Sterno Home seeks an
injunction to stop L&L's infringement and money damages. The
products accused of infringement in the district court action are
L&L's Moving FlameTM, MatrixTM, Wick to
FlameTM and Push FlameTM flameless candles
sold under its LIGHTLi®, Luminara®, and Matchless Candle®
brands.
"We appreciate the ITC taking this action, which is another step
towards holding L&L accountable for the infringement of our
patent rights," said Steve
Chamberlin, President of Consumer Products at Sterno
Group.
A leader in the LED candle category, Sterno Home provides
customers with innovative flameless candle product offerings. The
company's patent portfolio protects its state-of-the-art flameless
candles, which are sold under Sterno Home's Mirage®, Mirage® Gold,
iFlicker®, Sterno Home® and Candle Impressions® brands.
Sterno Home is represented by McAndrews, Held, & Malloy,
Ltd., who has been its legal counsel for many years in flameless
candle patent matters, and is one of the country's elite
intellectual property litigation law firms. "We will continue to
pursue L&L's infringement in both forums and look forward to
vindicating Sterno Home's patent rights," said Christopher V. Carani, Esq., a partner at
McAndrews and Sterno Home's lead counsel.
The ITC Notice of Institution is available here:
https://usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/337/337_1212_notice_08122020sgl.pdf
To learn more about Sterno Home, visit
https://www.sternohome.com.
About The Sterno Group
Headquartered in Corona, California, The Sterno Group consists
of the companies Sterno Products LLC, Sterno Home Inc., and
Rimports Inc. who are the leading manufacturers and marketers in
their respective segments. Sterno Home is part of The Sterno Group,
which is a subsidiary of Compass Diversified Holdings
(NYSE:CODI).
About Sterno Home, Inc.
The innovative leader in
realistic looking and themed flameless candles and a broad line of
DIY outdoor home and pathway lighting found at most retailers in
the US and Canada.
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