CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CouponCabin.com, a Chicago-based consumer coupon website, recently settled a lawsuit that it had filed against Coupon Chief, Inc. relating to Coupon Chief's use of CouponCabin.com coupon codes, all of which featured variations of CouponCabin.com's trademarks.
CouponCabin.com filed the lawsuit on January 27, 2009 with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In its complaint, CouponCabin.com asserted claims for trademark infringement, unfair competition, tortious interference with contractual relations and unjust enrichment against Coupon Chief.
On October 8, 2009, the parties entered a Settlement Agreement resolving all claims asserted by CouponCabin.com. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Coupon Chief agreed to stop using coupon codes featuring CouponCabin.com's trademarks and confusingly similar variations of those marks. Coupon Chief also committed to implement software to preclude third parties from publishing those coupon codes on Coupon Chief's website in the future. Finally, Coupon Chief paid CouponCabin an undisclosed sum for its past conduct.
"We are relieved that after months of litigation, we have finally come to an agreement with Coupon Chief that addresses all of our concerns with respect to its past conduct," said Scott Kluth, Founder and President of CouponCabin.com. "Through this settlement, we were able to hold Coupon Chief accountable for its use of our content and obtain the necessary commitments to hopefully negate the need for future legal actions against it."
Matthew Walch, a partner with Latham & Watkins, LLP represented CouponCabin.com in the Illinois action. Mr. Walch noted, "CouponCabin.com's pursuit of this case established that it will not stand idly by if its competitors misappropriate its hard work and efforts for their own commercial benefit."
Kluth added, "We are extremely grateful for all of our success in the online coupon industry. While we fully support healthy competition in that industry, such competition always needs to be carried out within the bounds of the law."
About CouponCabin.com
CouponCabin.com offers online coupon codes, printable coupons, grocery coupons, and local coupons without requiring its users to share any personal information. The site features over 1,500 online stores with more than 9,000 coupons and deals in 20 product categories. CouponCabin.com offers live chat help and a weekly newsletter highlighting the latest top deals. In 2008, CouponCabin.com generated more than $250 million in revenue for its merchants and more than $50 million in savings for its users. The average CouponCabin.com shopper spends 88 seconds on the site and saves $16 per order. CouponCabin.com was ranked 163 on the 2008 Inc magazine 5,000 List of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America as well as one of MSN.com's Top 100 Useful Sites. For more information, please visit http://www.CouponCabin.com.
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