The battle between Quiksilver’s Roxy and Kymsta Corp’s Roxywear has been rolling on in court for nearly a decade and the back and forth wins in US District courts have kept lawyers for both companies working overtime it seems.
In 2008 the court, ruling in Quiksilver’s favor, decided that Roxywear would have to phase out their line of clothing over an 18 month period. On December 30, 2009 an appeals court decision overturned that ruling and Kymsta has won the right to start making clothes again, according to a story in ApparelNews.
“After all these years, we’re finally done,” said attorney James Nguyen, who represented Kymsta. . . “This is very positive for us,” said Art Pereira, who with his wife, Roxanne Heptner, owned Kymsta. . . “Hopefully this is the end of it,” said Charles Exon, Quiksilver’s chief administrative officer, executive vice president, secretary and general counsel. “From our first meeting, Quiksilver was happy to have Kymsta live within the parameters that were ultimately set forth.”
Apparently, the little guys occasionally win some.
[Link: Apparel News via Sports One Source]
