The US Trademark Office issued the following trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in August, 2012 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 4,197,979 CHAINBUILDER VIEW 4,198,633 VIEW 4,198,544 HIP HOP VOTES HOT 97 FM VIEW 4,198,475…
The USPTO seeks public comment on the possibility of adjusting trademark application fees so as to lower the fees for all applicants willing to file and communicate electronically with the USPTO . The efficiencies achieved by trademark electronic filing and communications have put the USPTO in a position to potentially…
The USPTO seeks public comment on the possibility of amending federal law to shorten by two years the first filing deadline to demonstrate either use or excusable nonuse of a registered trademark. Although any such change would require a legislative amendment of the Trademark Act, and thus is beyond the…
Washington, DC. Current EPO regulations require that search results from an application, to which a European patent application filed on or after January 1, 2011 claims priority, must be filed with the EPO by the patent attorney without delay after the search results are made available to applicants. See Amended…
Indianapolis, IN – The Southern District of Indiana dismissed multiple claims by Plaintiff Wine & Canvas in its trademark infringement suit against YN Canvas, et al. Wine & Canvas organizes parties where guests can take a painting class while enjoying cocktails. Anthony Scott (“Scott”), one of the founders of Wine…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 178 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and business in Indiana in July, 2012. PAT. NO. TITLE 1 D664,630 Tank lever 2 8,234,067 Methods and apparatus for swarm navigation of multiple agents 3 8,233,748 Image-resolution-improvement apparatus and method 4 8,233,682…
Indianapolis IN. Lawyers representing the defendant, Loparex, LLC were awarded their attorneys’ fees in a trade secret infringement case filed against it by MPI Release, LLC. Loparex had previously filed a trade secret case in Illinois against one defendant, Mr. Kerber. However, when Loparex sought a temporary restraining order in…
Indianapolis IN – Copyright lawyers for CP Productions, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ filed a copyright infringement declaratory judgment suit in alleging John Doe, an alleged serial infringer known at this time only by an IP address, infringed the copyrighted work “GH Hustlers – Maryjane’s Second Visit” which has been registered…
Indianapolis; IN – Patent attorneys for Michael Ware, President of SCR Solutions of Madison, Indiana filed a patent infringement suit in alleging H2O Underpressure, Inc., of Dale, Wisconsin infringed provisional patent application no. 61,633,642, MANUAL SCR CATALYST CLEANING METHOD which has been filed with the US Patent Office. On May…
Washington, DC. On Thursday, July 26, 2012, the United States Patent Office published in the Federal Register proposed rules and proposed examination guidelines for the first-inventor-to-file provision of the America Invents Act. The first-inventor-to-file provision converts the United States from a “first-to-invent” to a “first-inventor-to-file” system. The proposed rules and…