Indianapolis, Indiana — Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the Southern District of Indiana has entered a default judgment for copyright infringement in favor of Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, California. The copyrighted works at issue had been registered by the U.S. Copyright Office. In June 2012, copyright attorney Paul…
Evansville, Indiana – Indian Industries, Inc. d/b/a Escalade Sports of Evansville, Indiana (“Escalade Sports”) has sued Sam’s East, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club of Bentonville, Arkansas (“Sam’s Club”) in the Southern District of Indiana alleging infringement of its patented TABLE TENNIS BALL STORAGE APRON,Patent No. 8,414,431(the “‘431 patent”), which has been…
Alexandria, Virginia – On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, the U.S. Patent Office (“USPTO”) will hold a one-day seminar on using the Madrid Protocol for filing an international application and maintaining an international registration. The target audience is practitioners who are already familiar with and have used the Madrid Protocol. The…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Patent attorneys for GS CleanTech Corporation of Alpharetta, Georgia have filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Iowa alleging that Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC of Council Bluffs, Iowa infringed Patent Nos. 7,601,858, METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS; 8,008,516, METHOD OF…
Indianapolis, Indiana — An intellectual property attorney has filed seven new copyright suits in the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, California alleging that seven John Doe defendants infringed Malibu Media’s copyrighted works. Copyright lawyer Paul Nicoletti is again in federal court on…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 152 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Check Status 4404546 FLEX RUN VIEW 4406575 VIEW HEALTHY. VIEW HAPPY. VIEW WHOLLY. VIEW! VIEW 4408869 STEAK FRANKS VIEW…
The US Patent Office issued the following 132 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Patent Attorneys: Patent No. Title D690,474 Door frame with a split door for an animal enclosure D690,442 Wall panel D690,296 Tablet computer 8,542,363 Self-aligning light…
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Patent Office (“USPTO”) and federal courts may be affected by a government shutdown, which will begin tomorrow if Congress does not enact a continuing resolution to fund government operations today. The federal court system will not be affected immediately. During the first 10 business days…
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is seeking public comment on amendments to trademark registrations with respect to identification of goods and services which may be necessary due to changes in technology. The USPTO cited changes in the manner or medium by which products or services…
Atlanta, Georgia —Verint Systems Inc. (“VSI”) of Melville, New York and its wholly owned subsidiary Verint Americas Inc. (“VAI”) of Alpharetta, Georgia (collectively, “Verint”) have suedInteractive Intelligence, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana in the Northern District of Georgia for infringement of twenty separate patents; these patents have been registered with theU.S.…