Photographer Morgan Howarth has filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana against Angie’s List Inc., doing business as Angi, alleging copyright infringement. The complaint accuses Angi of copying and distributing one of Howarth’s registered photographs without permission to promote its home services business online. The case centers on a single copyrighted…
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217 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Entities in May 2025
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 217 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2025 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: RegistrationNumber Wordmark 7804387 BETTER BEHAVIOR IS JUST A CLICK AWAY 7790432 FNEX 7792386 7795281 FLOYDS DELUXE 7783338 7787254 GROUNDED SOLUTIONS CONTRACTING 7783784 GROUNDED…
Cloud Cover Blown: Cloudbusters, Inc. Alleges Plot to Hijack Tech Business
Crown Point, IN – Plaintiff Cloudbusters, Inc., a technology company based in Indiana, has filed a lawsuit against multiple parties including a former employee and two Florida-based businesses. The company is alleging theft of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other related claims. According to the complaint, Cloudbusters accuses its…
Public Performance, Private Liability: That Place Bar Named in Copyright Infringement Suit
A group of music publishers and copyright owners—including Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), Howe Sound Music Publishing LLC, d/b/a Cypress Park Music, House of Cash, Inc., Showbilly Music, Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing Co., Peermusic III Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, d/b/a Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, Buffalo Prairie Songs, Fame Publishing Company LLC, and…
Authorized Assembly Required: SolidWorks Files Suit Against Prime Engineering
Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Prime Engineering Industrial Solutions LLC and several people connected to the company. The lawsuit accuses them of using and copying SolidWorks software without permission. SolidWorks claims the company broke copyright laws, bypassed security features meant to prevent unauthorized use, and violated…
Glitch in the Merch: Australian Animation Studio Sues Over Alleged Counterfeit Circus
Glitch Productions Pty Ltd, an Australian animation studio behind hit web series like The Amazing Digital Circus, has filed a lawsuit against various individuals and businesses operating e-commerce stores under various aliases. These stores are accused of selling counterfeit merchandise featuring Glitch’s registered trademarks without permission. Founded in 2017, Glitch…
From Bread to Dead: How a 1960’s Dough Box Buried a Patent in Vandor Group, Inc. v. Batesville Casket Company LLC
The following is the latest development of a closely watched patent case between Vandor Group, Inc. vs. Batesville Casket Company LLC. (Read background article here.) Vandor Group, Inc. sued Batesville Casket Company and Batesville Services, saying that a product Batesville made—a cardboard cremation insert called the B-Insert—copied several of Vandor’s…
246 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Entities in April 2025
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 246 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2025 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration Number Wordmark 7747689 MBRACE 7766103 ROLL TO ONE 7764741 ULC DEFENSE QUARTERS BY UNIVERSITY LOFT COMPANY 7762700 N NEWR 7762692 NEWR 7757873…
Weight Loss, Heavy Lawsuit: Lilly says Premier’s Shots Miss the Mark
Premier Weight Loss, also known as Premier Weight Loss of Indiana, is facing a lawsuit from Eli Lilly and Company. The lawsuit claims Premier has been selling altered versions of Lilly’s FDA-approved drugs, MOUNJARO® and ZEPBOUND®. Lilly accuses Premier of repackaging these medications, removing them from their original packaging, and…
Quantum Litigator: Emrit’s Lawsuit Universe Expands
Ronald Satish Emrit, an alleged resident of Florida and Maryland, has filed legal complaints in both Northern and Southern Indiana courts against six defendants, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Commerce, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the American Institute of Physics, Kennedy Space Center, and the…