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…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion as to Summary Judgment in the case of Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. (“Columbia”), an Oregon Corporation, versus Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. (“Seirus”), a Utah Corporation. This appeal by Columbia came after a jury trial in the…
Chicago, Illinois – Arlington Specialties, Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois appealed the summary judgment granted by the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois, Eastern Division in favor of Urban Aid, Inc. of Los Angeles, California. The plaintiff’s and defendant’s bags are shown on the last page: The Seventh Circuit…
Indianapolis, IN – The Southern District of Indiana has denied all summary judgment motions of both plaintiff CleanTech and all defendants in this multi-district litigation involving patents issued by the US Patent Office. GreenShift Corp. and its subsidiary GS CleanTech Corp. (“CleanTech”) have brought a series of suits alleging infringement…
Indianapolis; IN – The Southern District of Indiana has issued a partial summary judgment in favor of Coach, Inc. and finding that Teresa Barnes, the owner of a Muncie store, had committed trademark infringement and counterfeiting for the sale of knock-off Coach goods. In April 2011, trademark attorneys for Coach,…