New York – The New York Times reported earlier this week on Righthaven, LLC, a company that has sued hundreds of bloggers for copyright violation. The N.Y. Times story profiles one such blogger, Brian Hill, a 20 year-old North Carolina resident, who was sued by Righthaven after he used…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Eli Lilly & Company of Indianapolis successfully blocked the release of generic versions of the anti-depression drug Cymbalta until the expiration of Lilly’s patent for the drug. Last week, Judge Tonya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana entered an order blocking…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a patent infringement case, Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson of the Southern District of Indiana has denied defendants’ request to strike the report of an expert that the plaintiff had attached to a brief. The expert’s report contained a “readily-available summary of the infringement allegations.” The defendants…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 166 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,950,940 COR-NOC-ULAR THIS IS WHAT THE INDIANS USED BEFORE THEY HAD BINOCULARS. ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 120 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in April, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D636,874 Finder tip for a surgical instrument 2 D636,873 Finder tube for a surgical instrument 3 D636,560 Headwear with spikes 4…
Indianapolis, Indiana – The Southern District Court of Indiana has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Haycco LLC, a California limited liability company, finding a lack of personal jurisdiction. Traveler’s Joy, a Delaware Corporation, Haycco had been sued for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and dilution of trademark. Both companies…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Simon Property Group of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a patent lawsuit against NorthMobileTech of Middleton, Wisconsin. In its complaint, Simon states that NorthMobileTech has accused Simon of infringing NorthMobileTech’s patent, and Simon believes a patent infringement lawsuit against it is imminent. On April 20, 2011,…
Indianapolis, IN – Trademark and copyright lawyers for Coach of New York, New York filed two trademark and copyright infringement suit alleging that Indiana companies and individuals infringed several trademark and copyright registrations in the US Trademark Office and the US Copyright Office. In the first infringement lawsuit, Coach…
Evansville, IN – Trademark lawyers for Scores Holding Company of Utah filed a trademark infringement lawsuit alleging Scores, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana infringed trademark registration nos. 1,830,135; 1,830,405; 1,855,829; and 3,137,609 for marks at US Trademark Office. According to the complaint filed by trademark attorneys for Scores Holdings, Scores…
Indianapolis, IN – Pro se plaintiff Angela Ethel Brooks-Ngwenya of Fort Wayne, Indiana filed a copyright infringement suit alleging Indianapolis Public Schools (I.P.S.) infringed the copyrighted work “TIRS”-Transitioning Into Responsible Students, which has been registered by the US Copyright Office, Registration Number TX0006628223 / 2006-05-26. Ms. Brook-Ngwenya has previously…