Order | Filed: June 23, 2026
Mirrorlite Mirror, Inc. v. LiteMirror, GMM Inc.
Trademark | New York Southern
Order
PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND JUDGMENT: NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that 1. Judgment is hereby entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendant holding Defendant's use of its LiteMirror mark (a) constitutes False Designation of Origin under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) (COUNT III) in violation of Plaintiff's rights; and (b) infringes Plaintiff's Mirror Lite trademark under New York State law (COUNT II). 2. Plaintiff's Lanham A ct Section 32(1), 15 U.S.C. § 1114, claim (COUNT I) is dismissed. 3. Except to make any fair use reference, including any fair use reference to Plaintiff, to Plaintiffs products sold under the MIRRORLITE mark in compliance with applicable laws , or to Mirrorlite Products, Inc., Defendant, Defendant's officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and any other person in active concert or participation with any of the foregoing persons, who receive actual notice of this judgmen t by personal service or otherwise, are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from any use of Plaintiffs MirrorLite trademark to directly or indirectly manufacture, distribute, provide, sell, market, advertise, promote, or authorize any third-party to manufacture, di stribute/provide, sell, market, advertise, or promote glassless mirrors and/or related products. For purposes of clarity, fair use references include nominative fair use and comparative advertising. 4. Defendant, Defendant's officers, agents, se rvants, employees, and attorneys, and any other person in active concert or participation with any of the foregoing persons, who receive actual notice of this judgment by personal service or otherwise, are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from using the term L iteMirror to directly or indirectly manufacture, distribute,provide, sell, market, advertise, promote, or authorize any third-party to manufacture, distribute/provide, sell, market, advertise, or promote glassless mirrors, unless, in every instance, as defined below, any use of LiteMirror is accompanied by a disclaimer (the "Disclaimer") that states: "MirrorLite Mirror, Inc. is one of our competitors. We are not affiliated with theMirrorLite brand" In "every instance&qu ot; is a defined term that means: (a) For any printed marketing materials, excluding invoices, business cards, and any envelopes or other packaging in which printed marketing materials or other written communications may be sent, the Disclaimer sh all appear at least once on the first page of such materials; (b) For any website owned or operated by Defendant the Disclaimer shall appear at the top of every page of the website so that it is visible to the consumer without any scrolling or clicki ng, including any shopping page or shopping cart page whereDefendant uses LiteMirror; (c) For any social media page (e.g., Facebook, X, Instagram, etc.), the Disclaimer must appear in the account's profile, bio, about-me, or equivalent field. F or any post made through a social media platform, the Disclaimer must appear in the text accompanying the post if the term LiteMirror also appears in the post, any images accompanying the post, or in the usermame of the posting account; (d) For any w ebsite owned or operated by a third-party partner of Defendant (e.g., on a distributor's website or on a third-party reseller site such as Wayfair or Houzz), the Disclaimer shall appear on any page that includes the LiteMirror mark so that it is visible to the consumer without any scrolling or clicking relative to where the LiteMirror mark appears on the page; e) The Disclaimer shall appear on any material used to package a glassless mirror for sale, except that no Disclaimer shall be requi red to be placed on any packaging, shipping, or other materials associated with a glassless mirror purchased on a website that otherwise complies with this judgment; (f) For email marketing and other email communications with consumers or potential c onsumers, the Disclaimer shall appear in the body or signature of the email; (g) At trade shows, one Disclaimer shall be posted at the Defendant's booth, and paragraph S(b) notwithstanding, if the largest use of LiteMirror is printed or displ ayed in a font larger than 24-point, the Disclaimer must appear in a font at least half as large as the largest font in which LiteMirror appears. 5. In every instance, the Disclaimer shall: a. if the font size is within the control of the Defendant or the Defendant's third party partner, be in a font no less than 12-point, except that if no text on the material where the Disclaimer is being placed is in a font larger than 11-point,then the Disclaimer shall be at least as largest as the lar gest use of LiteMirror;b. appear in color or shading that contrasts sufficiently with the background toensure readability by an ordinary consumer;6. In any instance where including a disclaimer that complies with Paragraphs 4 and 5 is not possible (e .g., a third party platform has limi... (truncated)