In its Complaint, Hoist alleges “patent infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment with regard to Hoist’s intellectual property rights.”
Hoist asserts the following design patents regarding patent infringement:
- U.S. Patent No. D544,050 (the ‘050 Patent),
- U.S. Patent No. D519,585 (the ‘585 Patent), and
- U.S. Patent No. D455,310 (the ‘310 Patent).
The Complaint includes several products developed from Hoist’s design patents, images from the design patents, and the allegedly infringing products, as follows:
Hoist Product | Hoist Patent | Defendants' Product |
Hoist "Fitness Tree" - Model No. HF-4962![]() |
Fig. 1 of '050 Patent![]() |
VKR Chin/Dip Station![]() |
Hoist Folding Bench - Model HF-4145![]() |
Figs. 1 and 9 of '585 Patent![]() |
Folding Bench FLB-1![]() ![]() |
Hoist "Dumbbell Rack" - Model No. HF-4460![]() |
Fig. 2 of '310 Patent![]() |
Dumbbell Rack - VDB8![]() |
The trade dress infringement and unfair competition claims are related to the Hoist Squat Rack, Hoist Incline/Decline Bench, and Hoist Roman Hype. Specifically, Hoist argues with respect to the trade dress infringement claim that the Defendants have used, and continue to use, the Hoist Squat Rack, Incline/Decline Bench, and Roman Hype products without Hoist’s consent “in a manner that is likely to cause confusion among ordinary consumers as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or approval of the Defendants’ products.” Regarding the unfair competition claim, Hoist alleges that the Defendants’ acts are unlawful, fraudulent, unfair, misleading and likely to deceive the public.
Special thanks to Ms. Clothilde Lucius for contributing to this post.