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Sakar Drops Polaroid Nikon Clone
6 December 2013
Nikon reported today that Sakar International has agreed it will "no longer manufacture, import, advertise, promote, offer for sale, sell or ship the Polaroid iM1836 digital camera in its present configuration."
In October, Nikon had sued Sakar "for the alleged infringement of the design patent and trade dress right owned by Nikon" related to the $367 Nikon 1 and Sakar's $299 Polaroid-brand iM1836. The company claimed it had negotiated with Sakar "to amicably solve this problem" before filing the suit.
The agreement came after Nikon moved for a preliminary injunction to stop sales and advertising of the iM1836.
The text of Nikon's statement follows.
Court Issues Consent Injunction In Lawsuit Against Sakar Over Polaroid Im1836 Digital Camera
On Oct. 11, Nikon Corp. and Nikon Inc. ("Nikon") sued Sakar International, Inc. ("Sakar") in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for design patent infringement and trade dress infringement arising from Sakar's "Polaroid iM1836" digital camera (Case No. 13-Civ-7228 (S.D.N.Y)).
Shortly thereafter, Nikon moved for a preliminary injunction to stop the sales and advertising of the Polaroid iM1836 digital camera. After appearing before the Court, Sakar and Nikon agreed on the terms of a preliminary injunction. The Court thus issued a Preliminary Injunction Order on Dec. 4 (Eastern Standard Time).
As part of the injunction, Sakar will no longer manufacture, import, advertise, promote, offer for sale, sell or ship the Polaroid iM1836 digital camera in its present configuration.
The abovementioned design patent and trade dress rights are related to the "Nikon 1" Advanced Camera with Interchangeable Lenses.