Washington, DC On January 18, 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on issued final rules setting revised patent fees under Section 10 of the America Invents Act. (78 Fed. Reg. 4211). Section 10 of the AIA permits the USPTO to set or adjust by rule any fee under Title…
Indianapolis, IN – Attorney and self-proclaimed professional photographer Richard N. Bell, suing on his own behalf, filed two separate complaints alleging copyright infringement and unfair competition under the Copyright Act and conversion under Indiana statutory law as a result of the unauthorized use of a photograph he had taken and…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 130 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December, 2012, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Word Mark 1 4264717 FLOWERS IN VASES ACROSS AMERICA VIEW 2 4264439 THE BRODERICK VIEW 3 4264390 LEARN MORE, BETTER. VIEW 4…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 147 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in December, 2012: PAT. NO. 1 RE43,878 Amidophenoxyindazoles useful as inhibitors of c-Met 2 D673,025 Door lock 3 8,340,813 System and process for real time monitoring of mail and…
Local Rules for the Northern District of Indiana have been revised and are effective January 1, 2013. The rules which have been amended are L.R. 1-1, L.R. 5-3, L.R. 6-1, L.R. 16-1, L.R. 83-6.7, L.Cr.R. 47-2, L.Cr.R. 47-3 and Local Patent Rules LPR 1-1 through 6-1. A complete copy of…
Fort Wayne, IN – Copyright attorney Paul Nicoletti filed a lawsuit on behalf of Malibu Media in the Northern District of Indiana alleging copyright infringement of the pornographic movie “Romantic Memories.” It alleges the infringement occurred by downloading it using the Internet file sharing “bittorrent” protocol. The suit was against…
South Bend, IN – Trademark attorneys for Coach, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana against Defendants Diva’s House of Style and its owner Elizabeth Bond of Elkhart, IN, alleging multiple violations of intellectual property laws under the Lanham Act, the Copyright Act, Indiana…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 174 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in November, 2012, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Word Mark 1 4,249,809 MEGASTAT VIEW 2 4,250,215 THE FIRST NAME IN ORTHOPAEDICS VIEW 3 4,250,156 FLOOR’EM WITH YOUR LOGO…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 118 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in November, 2012: PAT. NO. 1 D671,641 Double ended hohmann retractor 2 D671,341 Lounge end 3 D671,333 Lounge corner unit 4 8,319,046 Inbred corn line SLM07 5 8,319,043 Cotton…
Washington DC – The Copyright Office is adopting interim regulations that allow groups of related serial issues to be filed through the Office’s electronic registration system. This interim rule will also allow applicants for groups of related serials to mail physical deposit copies of the serial issues upon submitting an…