Washington, D.C. — The Honorable Circuit Judges Kathleen O’Malley, Jimmie V. Reyna and William C. Bryson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have issued a permanent injunction in a patent infringement lawsuit, overruling the denial of the injunction by the District Court of Delaware. Patent…
Terre Haute, IN – Trademark lawyers for Century 21 Real Estate LLC of Parsippany, New Jersey filed a trademark infringement suit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging Realty One Limited of Sullivan, Indiana and Steven Ault of Indiana infringed Century 21’s trademarks and service marks. Century 21 has…
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Circuit Advisory Counsel has unveiled a new model order for e-discovery in patent infringement cases. The model order is intended to assist litigants in patent cases in dealing with electronically stored information. The Counsel notes that e-discovery is often overbroad and expensive. The Counsel…
Lafayette, IN – Magistrate Judge Andrew Rodovich of the Northern District of Indiana has denied a Motion to Quash Subpoena served on Purdue University of Lafayette, Indiana by Third Degree Films, Inc. of California as part of a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of California. In its…
Indianapolis, IN – French Lick Resorts and Casino Group has been sued in the Southern District of Indiana by Pamela Mougin for Copyright Infringement, violation of the Visual Artist Rights Act (17 USC § 106A), Breach of Contract and Unjust Enrichment. The West Baden Hotel is a historic hotel…
Indianapolis, IN – The Honorable William T. Lawrence of the Southern District of Indiana has granted a Motion to Remand to the Marion County Superior Court in a case that had been removed to federal court due to Lanham Act trademark infringement claims in the original complaint. The complaint…
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a decision of Chief Judge Richard L. Young of the Southern District of Indiana in a patent infringement case. Patent lawyers for Vernon Hugh Bowman, an Indiana farmer, had appealed Chief Judge Young’s ruling in…
Pittsburg, PA – Judge Nora Barry Fischer of the U S District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a suit seeking a declaration a non-infringement of patents owned by a Brownsburg, Indiana company. Patent attorneys for Matthews International Corporation of Pittsburg, Pennsylvannia had filed a lawsuit seeking…
Chicago, IL — Copyright lawyers for Home Depot successfully defended a copyright infringement lawsuit that had been appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Edgenet, Inc. of Waukesha, Wisconsin had filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging that Home Depot of Atlanta, Georgia…
Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has award a default judgment and $30,000 in damages to Coach, Inc. of New York, New York in a trademark infringement case over the sale of knock-off Coach purses against a Gary, Indiana business. In June 2010, trademark…