CORONA, Calif., July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterno Home Inc.
("Sterno Home"), a worldwide leading innovator in flameless
candles, today announced that it has filed a patent infringement
Complaint against L&L Candle Company, LLC, Shenzhen Liown
Electronics Co. Ltd. and Luminara Worldwide, LLC (collectively
"L&L") at the U.S. International Trade Commission ("ITC") in
Washington, D.C.. Sterno Home
alleges that L&L has infringed on four of its U.S. patents and
seeks an Exclusion Order from the ITC prohibiting L&L from
importing into the U.S. market all flameless candles that infringe
on its Asserted Patents, including L&L's Wick to
FlameTM and Push FlameTM flameless candles,
which are sold under the 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. 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 have full confidence that L&L will be held accountable
for the infringement of our patent rights, which are the result of
our long-term investment in research and design," said Steve Chamberlin, President of Consumer Products
at Sterno Group. "We will continue to develop products that lead
the way in flameless candles and outdoor lighting, among other
categories."
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. "Sterno Home's
flameless candle innovations are covered by dozens of patents, many
of which were granted years before L&L commenced its infringing
conduct. We will stop L&L's baseless marketplace interference,
and prove that L&L's knockoff products infringe on Sterno
Home's asserted patent rights," said Christopher V. Carani, Esq., a partner at
McAndrews and Sterno Home's lead counsel.
For more information on the ITC filing, click here for the
Complaint and Exhibits.
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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