Casetify sued by Dbrand and JerryRigEverything for stealing its Teardown skin designs،
If you spent your Thanksgiving away from social media and all things internet, you may have missed the explosive story that broke in the tech accessories industry. Casetify, the popular phone case company, is being sued by Dbrand and popular YouTuber JerryRigEverything for stealing their “Teardown” skin designs. Let’s get up to speed.
The Teardown design referred to was developed in collaboration between JerryRigEverything and Dbrand, made popular by the YouTuber channel’s niche of taking apart smartphones and conducting durability tests. This particular design features a transparent layer that reveals the internal components of the phone.
As noted in the video, JerryRig explains that he and Dbrand spent years developing the design, and they are upset that Casetify copied it so blatantly without their permission while passing it off as their own original designs – this despite the fact that Casetify is a much larger and profitable company than Dbrand. As proof of their claims, the video draws attention to several Easter eggs that were quietly integrated into Dbrand’s original design and ended up in Casetify’s, intact or slightly modified, but clearly still there.
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As of this writing, the “Inside Out” cases are no longer on the Casetify website and I can no longer find them on BestBuy.com, although that doesn’t mean they still may not be available via the physical store. stores. Meanwhile, Dbrand is seeking damages from Casetify in this ongoing lawsuit, and it’s unclear how the issue will be resolved.