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Dish Network Sues Thomas Williams For Copyright Infringement Over Illegal Intercept Using Dark Angel

Indianapolis, IN – Copyright attorneys for DISH Network LLC of Englewood, Colorado, EchoStar Technologies LLC of Texas, and NagraStar LLC of Englewood, Colorado have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging that Thomas Williams of Coal City, Indiana infringed DISH’s copyrighted works by illegal satellite signal…

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JacobsParts, Inc. Sues United Integral, Inc. for Trademark Infringement In Sale of Phone Assessories On Amazon

Indianapolis; IN – Trademark attorneys for JacobsParts, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a trademark infringement suit in alleging United Integral, Inc. of Temple City, California infringed trademark registration nos. 85405544,85567855,7725369 and 85575355 for the marks JPQuality and JacobsParts, which have been issued by the US Trademark Office. The complaint states…

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Australian Gold, LLC Sues Devoted Creations, Inc. For Trademark Infringement Of “MUST HAVE”

Indianapolis; IN – Trademark attorneys for Australian Gold, LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a trademark infringement suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging Devoted Creations, Inc. of Oldsmar, Florida infringed trademark registration no. 4089695 for the mark MUST HAVE, which has been registered with the US Trademark Office. Australian Gold claims…

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Australian Gold Seeks Declaration of Non-Infringement Against Ruelala, Inc. for Use of RUE LA LA Mark

Indianapolis, IN – Trademark attorneys for Australian Gold, LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana against Ruelala Incorporated of Boston, Massachusetts seeking a declaration of non-infringement of the trademark RUE LA LA. Ruelala has registered trademark no. 3,484,375 and 3,484,376 while Australian Gold has a…

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Continued Use of Trademark By Successor Company Relevant to “Piercing the Corporate Veil” and Successor Liability for Breach of Contract

Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana Court of Appeals has held that a successor company’s continued use of a trademark created a genuine issue of fact as to whether the successor should be liable for a breach of contract by its predecessor. Attorneys for Zeise & Sons Excavating, Inc. of Crown…

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140 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in March 2012

 The US Trademark Office issued the following 140  trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2012, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: TM Number Title 1 4,119,874 WORLD CLASS BEER VIEW 2 4,118,716 ON THE BUBBLE VIEW 3 4,118,715 HIT THE DECK VIEW 4 4,119,863…

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Indiana Patent Attorneys Obtain 119 Patents for Indiana Companies in March, 2012

Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 119 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2012:   Patent No. Title 1 RE43,266 Rotary attenuator and method of making it  2 D656,591 Wax-less integral skin toilet gasket  3 D656,581 Dairy teat sprayer  4…

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Buztronics sues Toy Investments, Inc. for Declaratory Judgment for Non-Infringement of Patents

Indianapolis, IN. Patent attorneys for Buztronics, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana have filed a patent suit seeking that three patents owned by Toy Smith Investments, Inc. of Sumner, Washington be declared invalid and not infringed by Buztronics’ products. The three patents, all entitled “WRIST TOY” are: 6,685,582, 6,971,963, and 7,833,115. Buztronics…

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Supreme Court Of The United States Reversed The Federal Circuit On Method Claim For Treating Autoimmune Diseases Are Not Eligible For Patent Protection

Washington, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court has unanimously reversed a patent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has held that patent claims that are a “law of nature” are not patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The decision built upon the Court’s…

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Southern District Denies Certainteed’s Motion to Dismiss Patent Infringement Suit Brought By Knauf Insulation

Indianapolis; IN – The Southern District of Indiana has denied a motion to dismiss filed by CertainTeed Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit. Knauf Insulation Limited of St. Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom and Knauf Insulation GMBH of Shelbyville, Indiana, filed a patent infringement suit alleging that Certainteed Corporation had infringed…

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