Charlotte Pipe and Foundry recently reached out-of-court settlements with two companies, B&W International of Brooklyn, and LEO International of Glendale, NY, for importing and selling cast iron soil pipe bearing Charlotte's Red End registered trademark. A third company, Max Supply of Flushing, NY, also settled out of court for importing and intending to sell pipe marked with the Charlotte Red End trademark.
"Charlotte Pipe has and will continue to defend its valued Red End trademark and all other registered trademarks," said Roddey Dowd Jr., president of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. "Charlotte Pipe remains committed to servicing and warranting its own products in the marketplace. However, Charlotte will not accept responsibility for the field failures of cast iron soil pipe bearing the Red End mark that was not manufactured by us. Any product liability associated with the failure of improperly marked goods is the sole responsibility of the party selling or purchasing the material."