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BUG-A-SALT Pursues Canadian Retailer Selling Knock-Off Product

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Skell, Inc. (dba Bug-A-Salt) filed a lawsuit on Sept. 13, 2021, against Uncle Weiner's Wholesale, a chain of stores in Canada operated by Indigo Wholesale, Inc., according to Bug-A-Salt's attorney, Liat Cohen, Esq. The claim is for relief against the defendants who have, according to Cohen, interfered with Bug-A-Salt's intellectual property rights by offering for sale, selling, distributing, and advertising a counterfeit bug-killing device which infringes on Canadian trademarks owned by Bug-A-Salt.

Bug-A-Salt invented and manufactures an insect eradication device in the form of a shotgun which shoots salt to kill flies and other annoying insects. Uncle Weiner's has been selling an inexpensive knock-off of the Bug-A-Salt product, claiming it is the legitimate item. The case number is T-1397-21, and was filed in Alberta, Canada, Federal Court.

Indigo Wholesale, Inc., is an Alberta, Canada-based company. Cohen says that Discovery in the lawsuit has now shown that Uncle Weiner's has been selling these knock-off guns since 2016. The Defendants marketed and advertised the fakes as being authentic goods of Bug-A-Salt. Canadian Yelp reviews give Uncle Weiner's 11/2 stars out of a possible 5.

According to Bug-A-Salt's President, Erika Schimik, "These fake goods are cheating the public who have come to expect quality products from us. We are taking legal actions against Indigo Wholesale (dba Uncle Weiner's) to prevent any further abuses and to protect our rights."

Bug-A-Salt's products can be found at https://www.bugasalt.com/.

Liat Cohen Law Offices P. C. may be contacted via: https://liatlaw.com/.

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Bug-A-Salt Wins Settlement Over Dillard’s Dept. Store

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Bug-A-Salt (a subsidiary of Skell Inc.) this month prevailed in a patent and trademark infringement lawsuit against Dillard's Department Stores, according to the Bug-A-Salt, attorney, Liat Cohen, Esq.

Dillard's, in a settlement, paid an undisclosed sum of money for selling counterfeit Bug-A-Salt guns to kill flies, mosquitos, and other insects. The case number is 1:20-CV-O1567-UNA and was filed in United States District Court of Delaware.

Lorenzo Maggiore, CEO of Skell Inc., and inventor of the Bug-A-Salt, stated "We have a zero-tolerance policy against pirates and other knock-off artists who try to profit from our product and we will take action to protect our Intellectual Property rights from any of these counterfeiters."

The lawsuit was initiated by Skell's attorney, Liat Cohen, who zealously took steps to see the case moved through the legal system with maximum effect.

"Liat (Cohen) has assisted us on many issues and the successful outcome against Dillard's sends a message. We don't put up with people trying to profit off of our hard work," said Bug-A-Salt's President, Erika Schimik.

Bug-A-Salt's sales have been steadily increasing, even during the Covid 19 epidemic. Their products can be found at https://www.bugasalt.com/.

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Bug-A-Salt Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Dillard’s Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Skell, Inc., dba Bug-A-Salt, has filed suit against the department store chain Dillard's and its distributor, William E. Connor & Associates, for infringing on Skell's 2013 patent for a "bug killing gun," according to Bug-A-Salt's attorney, Liat Cohen.

The complaint was filed in United States District Court of Delaware, case 1:20-CV-01567-UNA.

In the suit, Loren Maggiore, the inventor of Bug-A-Salt, defines his invention as, "A 'gun' that uses table salt as particulate projectiles to stun or kill insects, particularly flies."

The patented Bug-A-Salt gun, which is safe around children and pets, has been on the market since 2013. More than three million Bug-A-Salt units have been sold; revenue from several versions of the product have resulted in sales in excess of $100 million.

In December 2019, Skell management became aware that Dillard's was offering for sale a near-identical Chinese-manufactured product it called "Salt War Gun." That same month, Skell sent a cease-and-desist letter to Dillard's, demanding they stop selling the counterfeit item. Dillard's responded they would do so, and later confirmed that the "Salt War Gun" had been removed from all of its stores. Subsequent investigation showed the patent-infringing product was still available at Dillard's in Florida and other Dillard's stores.

According to an article in the Jan. 26 issue of Barron's magazine, Dillard's was the second-most shorted small-cap stock on the Russell 2000 index, behind GameStop.

Little Rock, Arkansas-headquartered Dillard's has more than 300 locations in 29 US states.

"I first came up with this crazy idea more than 30 years ago, and never dreamt it would become the international success that it has," Maggiore says. "With Dillard's acknowledging our patent but not terminating its sales of its knock-off product, this is a case of the typical small entrepreneur fighting against the corporate giant refusing to do the right thing," he says.

To contact Liat Cohen, Esquire, regarding this suit, call (818) 579-9996 or email her at https://liatlaw.com/.

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