A three-year legal dispute over intellectual property rights to XanGo’s flagship mangosteen juice supplement has been settled.
Details weren’t available as the settlement agreement reached Thursday between Tahitian Noni International Inc. of Provo and XanGo LLC of Lehi was confidential, and all court documents concerning the dispute are sealed.
Tahitian Noni sued XanGo and several of its top executives in February 2003 in 4th District Court in Provo, alleging the executives stole Tahitian Noni’s concept for a mangosteen-based supplement while they were employed by the Provo company’s parent, Morinda Co.
The lawsuit also claimed Morinda has exclusive intellectual property rights to XanGo’s juice supplement and sought a constructive trust be imposed on all of XanGo’s assets, business opportunities, benefits and profits.
But XanGo disputed Tahitian Noni’s allegations in a countersuit. Aaron Garrity, XanGo’s president and chief operating officer, in a previous interview with the Daily Herald said the idea for the business took root when Joe Morton, one of XanGo’s founders, stumbled on the mangosteen fruit at a restaurant in Malaysia and found numerous scientific reports that supported the health benefits of the tropical fruit.
In a joint statement Thursday, Tahitian Noni and XanGo said they have “agreed to resolve their disputes and the litigation between them and their founders.”
Xango and Tahitian Noni Settle Lawsuit
May 16, 2006 by Ty | 4 Comments
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Tony DeFrancisco on June 15th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
Nothing against Morinda, except they apparently don’t like competition, especially competition that is breaking every record in MLM including records set by Morinda.
I have tried a lot of the so called miracle juices and was dissappointed with all, except Xango.
Great product that delivers on it’s promises/
Tony DeFrancisco
http://www.mymangosteen.com/platinumteam
Ames on February 3rd, 2007 at 12:11 am
Tahitian Noni Juice is a very superior product. Tahitian Noni International is blazing the trails and pioneering the way for the exotoic juice market. Infact, they CREATED the exotic juice industry. Noni is actually a superfruit, with 15o nutraceuticals that bring the body back to overall health. I personally don’t know anything else, including Xango that can match or out do Tahitian Noni Juice. You have to read the testimonies: http://www.nonihealthinfo.com, or get a case of juice and see for yourself!!!!! Sorry, but Tahitian Noni International is one of a kind. You must give them their just due!!!!
Ty on February 5th, 2007 at 11:53 am
Tahitian Noni has one of the lowest ORAC in the juice market and it tastest like melted car tires mixed with prune juice. I can’t see how that is leading the industry.
Michael on September 2nd, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Can you make cheeseburgers than Mc’Donalds, why do they make more money than you then? TNI is better in distribution. They have to be the best, they won the $100,000 challenge in 2006.