Phone case company Casetify has been accused of stealing a design from YouTuber JerryRigEverything and Dbrand, who have now started a lawsuit against Casetify. The company has now responded to the accusations on X.
Casetify, one of the biggest phone case vendors in the world, is under fire from Dbrand after the company claims Casetify “stole” JerryRigEverything’s case designs.
In a series of tweets, Dbrand put Casetify’s design next to their own, showing the similarities between what was listed on Casetify’s site and what was on the phone case they were selling.
Dbrand soon confirmed with Dexerto that they’d filed a “multi-million dollar federal lawsuit” against Casetify and plan to take the company to court over the issue.
Casetify releases statement following copyright claims and lawsuit
Casetify has now released a statement in response to the copyright allegation, which was posted to X/Twitter.
They wrote: “CASETiFY has always been a bastion of originality, and we hold pride in that.
— CASETiFY (@Casetify) November 24, 2023
“We are currently investigating a copyright allegation against us. We have immediately removed the designs in question from all platforms. We are also investigating a DDOS attack that disrupted our website when the allegation surfaced. All systems are back to normal now. All customer information is safe.
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“Thanks for your patience and support during this challenging time.”
It came after Dbrand posted a series of tweets showcasing the similarities between JerryRigEverything’s case design, which is made to look like the insides of a phone, and compared it to Casetify’s design.
They pointed out minor details in Jerry’s design, including personally significant numbers and quotes, which Casetify also appeared to have included in their phone case design despite them not being present within the internal hardware of the actual phones.
JerryRigEverything also bought a sampling of these phone cases in advance to compare them to what Dbrand and himself are selling to see if any unique parts of their design were present in Casetify’s product.
He spoke about the suit both him and Dbrand are filing, claiming that it may take a while for the legal system to work. “There’s a real possibility that no one wins here. I think they stole something, and I think they know they stole something, but the wheels of justice turn extremely slowly.”