According to a press release issued by Huddleston Deluxe, Inc., the famed bass fishing swimbait company filed a patent infringement, copyright infringement, and unfair competition lawsuit April 10, 2018 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bass Pro Shops.

 

Huddleston Deluxe, Inc., filed a patent infringement, copyright infringement, and unfair competition lawsuit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bass Pro Shops. The lawsuit alleges that certain Bass Pro products sold under the XPS brand, which are distributed online and in Bass Pro Shops retail stores throughout the nation, incorporate Huddleston’s patented swimbait invention and copy Huddleston’s distinctive design, which was made from a hand-carved fish prototype.

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