Rejuva Fresh LLC copied BTL Industries Inc.'s patented body-sculpting devices that use high-intensity electromagnetic waves to generate as much as 20,000 muscle contractions during a half-hour treatment session, along with the trademarks used to market them, BTL claimed in a new lawsuit.
Ellsworth, Massachusetts-based BTL created a new category of non-invasive aesthetic body-contouring devices in mid-2018 with its first Emsculpt machine, according to its complaint, which claims the technology tightens muscles and attacks fat and cellulite differently than lasers or liposuction machines do. The devices, which are also offered under the Hifem brand name, are FDA-approved and installed in ...
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