The parties in this lawsuit entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement in 2012, by which the Plaintiff purchased all assets and intellectual property of the truck repair company Triple LLL Truck Repair. The Plaintiff has continued to operate the business since the purchase, now located in Andrews, Indiana, and recently registered the “TRIPLE LLL” trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The Defendant in the lawsuit is the original seller, who has now allegedly begun operating a new truck repair business under the same name, Triple LLL, out of a location that Plaintiff had previously used.

The Complaint alleges both a likelihood of confusion and instances of actual confusion.

Stay tuned for the Defendants’ Answer and a possible explanation for re-adopting the Triple LLL name (perhaps a violation of the Asset Purchase Agreement?).

Triple LLL Truck Repair, Inc. v. Triple LLL, Inc. et al.

Court Case Number: 3:21-cv-00282-JD-MGG
File Date: Monday, April 26, 2021
Plaintiff: Triple LLL Truck Repair, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel: William A. Ramsey of Barrett McNagny LLP
Defendant: Triple LLL, Inc.
Cause: Federal Trademark Infringement, False Designation of Origin, Unfair Competition
Court: Northern District of Indiana
Judge: Jon E. DeGuilio
Referred To: Michael G. Gotsch, Sr.

Complaint: