TRENTON, N.J. - (June 10, 2001): Tektite Industries, Inc. has announced that it has initiated suit in the U.S. District Court in Trenton, N.J., against multiple defendants for patent infringement and for unfair competition based on trade dress infringement.

Tektite is seeking damages and an injunction preventing the defendants from making, selling or importing LED flashlights in violation of Tektite's U.S. Patent No. 6,168,288 or in violation of the proprietary trade dress embodied in Tektite's TREK brand LED flashlight products. Tektite has initiated proceedings against Holly Solar Products, and other parties, including the dealers and distributors of the accused Holly Solar products, with the goal of defending its inventions and trade dress, each of which Tektite believes to have been blatantly copied by the defendants. The company is seeking treble damages and an injunction against further manufacture, import and sales of the flashlights in question.