FORT COLLINS Otter Products LLC and TreeFrog Developments Inc., both Fort Collins companies, have filed suit against three Florida residents, a Florida company and several unknown parties for trademark infringement and other allegations involving alleged illegal sale of Otter products or knockoffs.
The case, filed in Larimer County District Court, alleges that Menachem Mendel Ichilevici, Andrea Ichilevici and Beny Ichilevici, all listed at the same Miami, Florida, address, along with TX Trading Inc., and 10 individuals identified as “John Does 1-10” have violated federal trademark law and have engaged in unfair business practices that violate Colorado law.
Otter, which sells its products using authorized seller agreements, contends that the Ichilevicis and TX Trading, a company registered to Beny Ichilevici, sell OtterBox and LifeProof products both registered trademarks of Otter Products and TreeFrog Developments using an Amazon storefront called “Mac N’ Cheese.”