Fort Wayne, IN – Three Rivers Archery Supply, Inc. of Ashley, Indiana, along with Dale and Sandra Karch, have filed a trademark infringement suit against Parker Compound Bows, Inc. of Virginia. The suit alleges infringement of the mark TOMAHAWK BOWS, Registration No. 3, 156,258 issued by the US Trademark Office.…
South Bend, IN. The Northern District of Indiana has granted Defendant, NuVasive, Inc.’s request to transfer the patent infringement suit filed by Plaintiff, Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., to the Southern District of California for the convenience of the parties and witnesses, and in the interest of judicial economy. Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.…
The USPTO has issued the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (October 2012), with an effective date of October 31, 2012. Please note that the current version of the TMEP is now identified by the month and year in which it is issued. This is a change from prior versions, which…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 161 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in October, 2012: PAT. NO. Title 8,301,651 Method and system for improving utilization of human searchers 8,301,470 Method and computer-readable medium for administering an insurance policy premium payment deferral…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 214 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in October, 2012, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: WORD MARK 1 4229493 EZ-HOOK TOWING & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES VIEW 2 4235435 GO NEW PLACES VIEW 3 4234243 PLAN FORECAST AND MANAGE SUPPLY…
Washington, DC. The US Patent Office has released a proposed new set of rules of professional responsibility, completely redrafted from the present professional responsibility rules. The proposed rules would cover patent lawyers in Indiana and elsewhere, and are based on the American Bar Association’s 1983 Model Rules. The Office also…
John E. Martin will replace Magistrate Judge Andrew P. Rodovich in the Northern District of Indiana’s Hammond Division. Rodovich is retiring from the bench. Mr. Martin is a deputy federal community defender in Hammond, representing indigent clients. Prior to working as a federal defender, Martin worked in private practice and…
Washington, DC The Federal Circuit on October 9, 2012 granted en banc review of a case in which a Federal Circuit panel held that a claim must not be deemed inadequate under 35 U.S.C. §101 if, after taking all of the claim recitations into consideration, it is not “manifestly evident”…
Washington DC: President Obama on October 5, 2012, signed legislation (H.R. 6215) that restores the limitation of the federal registration defense to trademark dilution claims based on state law only. Background In 1995, Congress enacted the Federal Trademark Dilution Act with a federal registration defense intended to encourage federal trademark…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 173 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in September, 2012: PAT. NO. 1 D667,963 Wall panel 2 D667,953 Combination patella drill guide and clamp 3 D667,937 Faucet spout 4 D667,935 Faucet 5 D667,934 Faucet 6 D667,933…