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PT-1 Communications Asks Court to Stop Rival IDT Corp.
from Copying Its Phone Cards
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PT-1 Communications, Inc., the nation's
leading pre-paid phone card provider,
filed action in federal district court here today charging rival IDT Corporation with trying
to deceive or confuse customers
by copying the distinctive trade dress of PT-1's long-distance calling cards.
In its filing, PT-1 asked the court for a restraining order that would prohibit IDT from
manufacturing, distributing, selling, or
advertising nine of its pre-paid long-distance cards. PT-1 also asked for unspecified
monetary damages.
A show-cause hearing on the injunction request has been scheduled for Monday
morning, December 21.
Specifically, PT-1 asserts that IDT copied the name, packaging, and trade dress of
PT-1's highly successful New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, and Maryland/ Washington,
D.C. cards in marketing what IDT
called its ''New York Exclusive,'' ''New Jersey Exclusive,'' ''Connecticut Exclusive,''
''Florida Exclusive,'' ''Texas
Exclusive,'' ''Georgia Exclusive,'' ''California Exclusive,'' and ''Maryland/D.C. Exclusive''
cards.
The striking pattern of similarities between the two companies' cards, PT-1 said, was
designed to trade upon PT-1's
established market presence and to make customers think IDT's ''Exclusive'' cards were
actually a PT-1 product.
SOURCE: PT-1 Communications, Inc. |
