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…
New Albany, IN – Trademark lawyers for The American Automobile Association of Heathrow, Florida filed a lawsuit alleging AAA Affordable Insurance of Charlestown, Indiana, infringed Trademark Nos. 829,265, 2,158,654 and 1,101,726 for the mark AAA, as registered with the U.S. Trademark Office, and committed unfair competition and cyberpiracy. The plaintiff…
Indianapolis — The New York Times reported this week that the pharmaceutical industry may lose billions as a result of the patent expirations in 2011. The article notes that many pharmaceutical companies may not have enough new drugs in research in development to replace the income lost due to these…
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday the United States Senate passed a landmark patent reform bill that will adopt a first-inventor-to-file system. Senate Bill 23 will also create an independent funding system and create a post-grant review process. The Senate has been looking at patent reform since 2005. Indiana Senators Dan…
Chicago, IL– Intellectual property attorneys for Italian company Tecnomatic have filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois making patent ownership, trademark infringement and other claims against automotive part company Delco Remy of Pendleton, Indiana as well as Delco Remy of Mexico and other parties. The technology at issue…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 91 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2011, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,923,232 MAVIZON View 2 3,923,208 AQUAFORMS View 3 3,923,095 AFCDEALER.COM View 4 3,922,801 {Design} View…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 88 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in February, 2011: PAT. NO. Title 1 D633,194 Fan blade 2 D633,193 Fan blade 3 7,894,872 Computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system with light source and associated method 4…
Washington, D.C. – On February 28, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, a patent ownership case that has implications for Indiana patent attorney. Under the Bayh-Dole Act,35 U.S.C. §§ 200-212, institutions using federal funding…