Lotti is known to protect her innovations and intellectual property. In May of 2020, Lotti filed a lawsuit to defend her patented technology, making Lashify the first female-owned beauty company to take legal action in China against knockoff manufacturers, marking the first time that an American beauty company has pursued such action within the Chinese legal system. In August 2020, Lashify asked the International Trade Commission (ITC) to look into the unlawful importation of false lash systems that infringe on its patents, willfully copying Lashify's technology without license. In October 2020, the International Trade Commission (ITC) launched the investigation into Lashify's patent-infringement complaint.