Avon Products, Inc. Sued for Using HTY Gold ® Registered Trademarks

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Specialty Oils, Inc. ("PSOI") created and manufactures the HTY Gold skin care line.  HTY Gold alleviates and conquers the dry, wrinkled, crepe-paper skin on the arms, face and body, normally associated with the aging process for many women and men.  The HTY Gold skin care line includes Body Gold®, Night Gold®, Day Gold®, and Eye Gold® – all natural products that contain no man-made chemicals, preservatives, fragrances, parabens or water.

In a classic David v. Goliath confrontation, PSOI has filed suit against beauty giant Avon Products, Inc. in the US District Court of NY, case # 11CIV1003 RMB, for Avon's illegal use of the HTY Gold registered trademarks, including the trademark "HTY Gold" and the trademark "Night Gold."  Avon.com was caught promoting a web page with the heading "H T Y Gold" which, in addition to illegally using the "HTY Gold" trademark, diverted consumers searching for the real HTY Gold products to the Avon website, where Avon advertised competing products.  Avon's falsely labeled "H T Y Gold" page was regularly in the top results of internet searches for "HTY Gold", "Body Gold", "Night Gold", "Day Gold," and "Eye Gold".  Among the products on Avon's "H T Y Gold" page was Avon's Ultimate Night Gold Emulsion, which illegally uses HTY Gold's "Night Gold" trademark and directly competes with the HTY Gold Night Gold cream, at a cheaper price.  PSOI alleges that Avon's deceptive practices both misled consumers and violated Federal trademark and competition law.  Since PSOI's allegations have come to light, Avon has removed the "H T Y Gold" webpage, but Avon is still liable for the damage and confusion it caused.

PSOI was co-founded by Patricia Kopas, who had realized that many advertised products had failed to alleviate her dry, wrinkled crepe-paper skin on her arms and body.  Patricia asked her husband George Kopas, a master chemist who has worked with oils for over 50 years, to find a solution.  With George's expertise, Patricia and George succeeded in creating a skin care cream that alleviates dry, wrinkled, crepe-paper skin.  The creams are available to the public as the HTY Gold line of skin care, and are sold through Pacific Specialty Oils, Inc. as well as select doctors and medical spas.

Learn more at http://www.htygold.com/

SOURCE Pacific Specialty Oils, Inc.