Parting Stone Resolves Patent and Trade Dress Lawsuit, Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting Its Solidified Remains IP
The Santa Fe company holds issued U.S. design and utility patents covering solidified remains and will continue to enforce them across the category.
SANTA FE, N.M. June 30th, 2026 — Parting Stone, Inc., the company that developed solidified remains as a complete alternative to traditional cremated ashes, today announced that it has reached an amicable resolution of its intellectual property lawsuit against Remember Me Pebbles LLC (Case No. 2:26-cv-00931, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington).
Parting Stone filed the suit in March 2026, asserting infringement of its U.S. design patent and trade dress, along with related claims. The parties have resolved the matter, and the case has been dismissed with prejudice.
The resolution comes as Parting Stone continues to build a portfolio of intellectual property protecting its proprietary solidified remains. The company holds U.S. Design Patent No. D921,325, covering the distinctive appearance of its solidified remains, and U.S. Patent No. 12,583,023, a utility patent covering its methods for solidifying cremation remains, which issued in March 2026. Parting Stone also maintains trade dress rights in the look and presentation of its products.
“We invented solidified remains, and we have spent years and resources protecting that invention with issued U.S. patents,” said Justin Crowe, founder and CEO of Parting Stone. “We are glad to have resolved this matter. We will continue to protect the solidified remains category. Families and funeral professionals trust Parting Stone because of the quality and integrity behind the service and experience we provide, and we intend to defend that trust wherever our work is being copied.”
Parting Stone actively monitors the solidified remains market and will continue to enforce its patents, trade dress, and other intellectual property rights against parties who copy its products or processes, whether they operate as established businesses or as individual sellers on online marketplaces.
ABOUT PARTING STONE
Parting Stone offers solidified remains as a complete alternative to traditional cremated ashes, for people and pets. Developed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with material scientists, the company’s patented process returns cremated remains as a collection of smooth, solid stones that families can hold and keep. Parting Stone partners with funeral homes and serves families across the United States and internationally. The company was featured on ABC’s Shark Tank in 2023 and has proudly served over 14,000 families. Learn more at partingstone.com.
