be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . september 2015 paul frank industries inc. founded 1995 huntington beach california founder paul frank headquarters los angeles california united states key people paul frank the original artist and creator of julius and friends . products apparel sporting goods eye wear books parent saban brands lifestyle group owned by saban capital group via saban brands website http www.paulfrank.com paul frank industries pfi is a privately held california based lifestyle products company selling apparel and accessories . 1 contents 1 history 2 products 3 philanthropy 4 references 5 external links history edit the firm was founded in 1995 as a partnership between paul frank sunich usually known as paul frank and two local businessmen ryan heuser and john oswald making vinyl accessories in a garage as gifts for their friends . 2 from there the wallets and handbags became a local sensation . the firm was formally incorporated in 1998 and has since grown into a global brand with its own stores . on nov. 8 2005 frank left the company but remained a stockholder . 3 a lawsuit resulted with the issue being whether he left voluntarily or was forced out by the other two partners . 4 5 on august 17 2010 saban brands bought paul frank industries ; it will be under the same ownership as the power rangers franchise . 6 the company has closed the last office orange county in costa mesa moving julius and his friends to los angeles on september 27 2012 . products edit the company continues to design products intended to reflect the original ethos from the garage days applying themes from music art and pop culture with an influence from mid century design into everyday objects . citation needed the company s iconic character julius 5 is featured on many of their products which are available through multiple retailers and their own stores . paul frank industries stores around the world . philanthropy edit the firm is involved with various philanthropic endeavors that directly benefit children the arts and the environment . they have partnered with festival of children boarding for breast cancer the elton john aids foundation first book and the children s hospital of los angeles . the retail stores host events throughout the year the winter coat drive the annual book drive earth day and college nite . citation needed references edit king features syndicate . retail merchandiser.com . retrieved 2 december 2015 . paul frank founder issues monkey writ the independent on sunday london england april 9 2006 1 paul frank leaves namesake company daily news record orange county november 14 2005 2 artist s suit draws different picture of firm ; paul frank alleges he was fired without cause . executives say he left to pursue other interests . by leslie earnest los angeles times mar 17 2006 3 paul frank seeks more than peanuts the age . australia march 22 2006 4 billionaire saban buys julius monkey brand . ap . august 17 2010 . retrieved 16 july 2012 . external links edit paul frank industries paul frank industries facebook page retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title paul frank industries & oldid 736024521 categories companies established in 1995companies based in costa mesa californiahidden categories wikipedia articles in need of updating from september 2015all wikipedia articles in need of updatingall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from june 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 24 august 2016 at 17 12 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view