Zoku, LLC (“Zoku”) and/or its licensors take its Intellectual Property seriously and expect others (e.g. vendors, competitors, retailers, and distributors) to do so as well. Zoku and/or its licensors have invested considerable financial resources to invent, design, manufacture, and market the Zoku® Quick Pop® Maker and other products in the U.S. and Internationally.

The Zoku®  Quick Pop® Maker is Patented. Zoku and/or its licensors hold a wide variety of intellectual property rights, including U.S. Patent Numbers 8,057,207 B2; 8,430,658 B2, D626,384 S; D626,307 S; D630,407 S; D634,988 S; D637,035 S; D640,120 S; D642,021 S; D642,022 S; D655,147 S, European Community Design numbers 001776220-0001; 001776220-0002; 001776220-0003; 001776220-0004; 001863945, Canadian Patent Number 2,749,324, Canadian Industrial Design Registration Number 137761, Australian Patent Numbers 2010204996; 333896, Japanese Registered Design Number 1419335, U.S. and International Utility Patent Applications and U.S and International Design Patent Applications, U.S. and International Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets. Therefore, Zoku will aggressively protect its Intellectual Property rights, involving the civil and criminal courts to the fullest extent allowed by law, including seeking injunctions to stop the sale of infringing products, impounding and destroying infringing products, and seeking substantial monetary damages (up to three times damages when available by law), and legal fees and costs. We invest in some of the best intellectual property enforcement available and have a global reach at all levels of various trade channels, including manufacturing, import/export, customs, distribution, and retail. Patent and trademark notices have been applied to all of Zoku’s relevant products and/or packaging to inform the trade that Zoku and its licensors have taken the appropriate steps to protect their Intellectual Property.

Global Recognition for Innovation. The Zoku® Quick Pop® Maker has received extraordinary global recognition for its originality and innovation through multiple U.S. and international design awards, as well as global media exposure in print, online, and through major television networks around the world.

Recent Actions and Intellectual Property Infringement Settlements Include:

2012: Well-known U.S. manufacturer of kitchen appliances and electric household products ceases all sales, marketing, and production of a popsicle maker that infringes Zoku’s intellectual property rights. Upon presentation of Zoku’s patent information at the 2012 International Home and Housewares Show, the manufacturer immediately removed the infringing popsicle maker and all associated sales and marketing materials from its booth.

2012: One of the worlds largest television retailers ceases all television and internet sales of a popsicle maker that infringed upon Zoku's intellectual property rights. At Zoku's request, all of the private label inventory created for the retailer is shipped back to the manufacturer at the manufacturer's expense.