(Photo by DENIS CHARLET / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images) Amazon and YETI are teaming up against alleged counterfeiters with a joint lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.The suit alleges that from approximately February 2020 to September 2020, Michael White and Karen White of San Diego, Calif., advertised, marketed, offered, and sold counterfeit YETI products, including the company’s Rambler mug, in the Amazon store.
In addition, the defendants are accused of using YETI's trademarks without authorization, despite receiving cease and desist notices from the retailer."As a result of their illegal actions, Defendants have infringed and misused YETI’s intellectual property.