In a victory in the fight against diversion and protection of its intellectual property, California Tan, Inc., maker of California Tan®, Matahari®, Emerald Bay® and CAL CARE™ professional indoor tanning products, announces the resolution of its litigation against online retailer www.thesupplenet.com.

Cal Tan recently brought a suit in federal court against online retailer. The suit alleged a violation of state and federal copyright infringement laws and state and federal unfair competition statutes. The owners of www.thesupplenet.com refused to cease the unlawful display and sale of Cal Tan products. In a summary judgment motion brought by Cal Tan, the court ultimately ruled in favor of Cal Tan on 33 counts of copyright infringement that could have carried statutory damages of up to $5 million. Rather than proceeding to trial, Cal Tan and www.thesupplenet.com settled the matter. As a result, www.thesupplenet.com is prohibited from distributing or selling Cal Tan products and paid a significant sum of money to Cal Tan.

“This is a tremendous victory for Cal Tan,” says Max Recone, CEO of California Tan, Inc. “Not only has it paved the way for Cal Tan to pursue other online retailers that engage in unlawful activity, it will continue to help build the level of professionalism within our industry and ensure that our loyal customers are receiving quality products from knowledgeable tanning professionals.”

Call the Cal Tan customer service department at (800) SUNCARE to report all incidents of unauthorized sales.