Indianapolis; IN – Patent lawyers for Hill-Rom Services, Inc. of Batesville, Indiana filed a patent infringement suit alleging Stryker Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan infringed twelve patents owned by Hill-Rom all of which have been issued by the US Patent Office. Hill-Rom alleges that Stryker has manufactured, used , imported,…
Indianapolis, IN – Trademark lawyers for Trufoods, LLC of New York filed a trademark infringement suit alleging Premier Food Services of Fishers, Indiana and its owners infringed its trademarks involving a Ritter’s Frozen Custard Shoppe franchise that Premier operated. The trademarks at issue are registration numbers 1,976,078; 2,706,642; 2,801,455;…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 148 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D634,956 Target stand 2 D634,950 Furniture base design 3 7,916,620 Multi-user data transmission/reception system and mode determination method 4 7,916,036 Patient…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 125 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in March, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,938,020 GRAY STOP View 2 3,937,998 {Design} View 3 3,937,984 RED HUNNEY View 4 3,937,979…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Masco Corporation of Indiana of Indianapolis, IN filed a patent infringement suit alleging Sir Faucet, LLC of Toledo, OH infringed Patent No. 7,753,079, MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SPRAYHEADS, and Patent No. 7,909,061, MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SPRAYHEADS, which have been issued by the US Patent Office.…
South Bend, IN – An intellectual property attorney for Garden Homes, of St. Joseph County, Indiana, filed a copyright and trade dress infringement lawsuit against Charles and Maura Weis, of Florida, and Ryan Rans, of Indiana. Charles Weis is the former head coach of the Notre Dame‘s football team. The…
South Bend, IN – The U.S. District Court of South Carolina has transferred a patent infringement case to Northern District Court of Indiana. The transfer comes after the South Carolina District Court granted the defendant’s motion to transfer the case. Ford Meter Box had moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant…
The White House has published a White Paper proposing criminalization of many actions associated with intellectual property. It suggests greater rights and more severe penalties “so as to more effectively address the substantial harm caused by intellectual property crimes.” In summary, the revisions include: Longer prison sentences for theft…
South Bend, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) of New York filed a copyright infringement suit alleging Olive’Or Twist Bar of Elkhart, Indiana and its owner infringed the copyrights of the copyrights to certain songs to which BMI owns the exclusive broadcast license. Nine other companies, the…
New Albany, IN – Patent lawyers for CSP Technologies, Inc. of Auburn, AL, filed a patent infringement suit alleging Sud-Chemie AG of Munich, Germany; Sud-Chemie, Inc., of Louisville, KY; and Airsec S.A.S. of Choisy-le-Roi, France infringed Patent No. 7,537, 137, titled RESEALABLE MOISTURE TIGHT CONTAINER ASSEMBLY FOR STRIPS AND…