Indianapolis, IN – Intellectual property lawyers for DirecTV, LLC sued Roger York, Dianna York and D.L.Y., Inc. d/b/a Marty’s Pub of Converse, IN alleging the commercial use of satellite programming sold at the residential rate. This suit was brought under the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. §521,…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Court Refuses to Quash or Modify Subpoena Designed to Identify Alleged Infringer of Copyrighted Movie
Indianapolis, IN – The Southern District of Indiana ruled in favor of Plaintiff Patrick Collins, Inc. by denying the motion of pro se Defendant John Doe No. 7 to quash or modify Plaintiff’s subpoena. In a lawsuit originally styled “Patrick Collins, Inc. v. John Does 1 – 13,” Patrick Collins,…
Malibu Media Sues Seventeen “John Doe” Defendants for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, IN – Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, CA has sued seventeen “John Does” for copyright infringement in separate complaints filed in both the Southern District of Indiana and the Northern District of Indiana. Paul Nicoletti, a copyright attorney, has filed seventeen nearly identical suits in Indiana federal…
The US Patent Office issued the following 160 patents to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Patent Attorneys:
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 160 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2013: PAT. NO. Title 1 D676,952 Fan 2 D676,939 Faucet handle 3 D676,938 Faucet handle 4 D676,937 Faucet handle 5 D676,936 Faucet handle 6 D676,932 Faucet handle…
137 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in February, 2013
The US Trademark Office issued the following 137 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2013, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 4289474 BRINGING SAFETY TO PEOPLE View 2 4294335 VINO VAN GOGH View 3 4296699 CHICAGO BLUE…
Eli Lilly Sues Accord Healthcare Again for Infringement of Patented ALIMTA
Indianapolis, IN – Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana filed an additional patent infringement suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Accord Healthcare, Inc., USA of Durham, North Carolina will infringe U.S. Patent No. 7,772,209 (the “‘209 patent”) which has been issued by the U.S. Patent Office…
Lilly Sues Genentech to Invalidate Cabilly Patents
San Jose, CA – Lilly of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a declaratory judgment suit against Genentech asking the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California to invalidate Genentech’s recombinant-antibody patents. This suit, filed by patent attorneys for Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) and its subsidiary ImClone Systems LLC, of Delaware, included…
BMI and Copyright Owners Sue Carey Tavern and its Owners for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”), of New York, NY and eight other plaintiffs have sued VAT, Inc. (“VAT”) d/b/a Carey Tavern and its owners, Matthew and Valerie Schachte of Westfield, IN, for copyright infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. In its complaint, BMI states…
Southern District of Indiana Grants in Part Plaintiff’s Daubert Motion to Preclude Expert Testimony Regarding Damages
Indianapolis, IN – Boston Scientific Corporation (“Boston Scientific”) of Natik, Massachusetts, was granted three of its four requests to exclude Defendant’s expert testimony in its declaratory judgment suit against Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC (“Mirowski”) of Bethesda, Maryland. The litigation surrounding the Boston Scientific/Guidant Corp. (“Guidant”) / Mirowski / St. Jude…
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. sues Par-Kan Company for Infringement of U.S. Patent No. 8,221,047
Hammond, IN – Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. of Kalida, OH has filed suit against Par-Kan Company of Silver Lake, IN for the infringement of United States Patent No. 8,221,047, which has been registered by the USPTO. Patent attorneys for Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. filed a civil suit in Northern District…