Our Gentex Brand Protection Promise

What We Stand For

Gentex is proud to be the industry leader for global defense forces, emergency responders and industrial personnel operating in high-performance environments. Our hard-earned reputation and legacy are backed by more than 125 years of success driven by exploration, persistence and discovery. Our branding principles have remained resilient for over a century:

• We are committed to designing the very best for our customers.
• Outstanding engineering propels us forward to produce only the highest quality products.
• Our quality-driven mindset stems from valuing the safety of our customers above all else.

Our heritage of creativity, innovation and intellectual property (IP) is the backbone of what we do at Gentex. We expect competitors to reciprocate respect for the talent of our innovative team and the skills and craftsmanship required to deliver the quality products we make.

Zero Tolerance for Infringement of Our Intellectual Property

As the proven leader in the industry, imitation will happen but infringement of our IP will not be tolerated.

Gentex has a Zero Tolerance Policy for infringement of our IP. We actively invest in guarding our brands and heritage of creativity against those who steal or violate our IP and trademarks, protecting our products and technologies to ensure the utmost quality for our customers.

In many cases, infringing products are extremely close in appearance to our products but do not meet our high standards of performance, quality and protection. Gentex takes action against products that violate our IP to defend our rights and the integrity of our products, as our brands represent a promise to our customers – helping them make the easy choice for reliable, superior protection. All our products undergo rigorous testing to ensure the greatest protection, and our brands are backed by our promise to deliver the comfort and quality customers pay for when buying our authentic products. Therefore, we work tirelessly to eliminate Ops-Core, FAST and all other counterfeit Gentex products from the marketplace to ensure the safety of our end users.

We urge our customers to protect themselves by buying directly from Gentex Corporation or an authorized distributor. Contact us to inquire whether a dealer is authorized or view our distributors. If you are unsure if you have a genuine Gentex product, authenticate your product here.

Gentex will consider licensing opportunities on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in licensing Gentex IP, please contact us at licensing@gentexcorp.com.

Recent outcomes relating to Gentex’s defense of its intellectual property include the following:

Galvion Settlement Outcome:

 On May 17, 2019, Gentex Corporation filed a lawsuit against Galvion in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-00921-MN involving helmet systems with integrated or standalone mounting rails.

Gentex asserted infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,849,517, titled “Mounting System for Accessories on a Safety Helmet” and issued on December 14, 2010 (“the ’517 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 7,908,667, titled “Mounting System for Accessories on a Safety Helmet” and issued on March 22, 2011 (“the ’667 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,717,294, titled “Hinged Attachment of Headgear to a Helmet” and issued on August 1, 2017 (“the ’294 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,638,807, titled “Helmet Cover Assembly Having at Least One Mounting Device” and issued on May 5, 2020 (“the ’807 Patent”); U.S. Design Patent No. D750,846, titled “Helmet Mounted Rail” and issued on March 1, 2016 (“the ’846 Patent”); U.S. Design Patent No. D750,847, titled “Helmet Mount” and issued on March 1, 2016 (“the ’847 Patent”).

On June 24, 2022, Gentex and Galvion settled this lawsuit. Among other terms, Galvion obtained a royalty-bearing license to certain Gentex patents for past and future Galvion helmet systems with integrated or standalone mounting rails.