Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for plaintiff Schwindt, claim the defendants Miller and Mark omitted Schwindt as an inventor on a patent application, that turned out to be worth millions. All three were early founders and investors in Suros Sugical Systems, an Indianapolis medical device manufacturer founded in 2000.…
Indianapolis, IN – Patent lawyers for Bald Spot Racing, LLC of Indianapolis, IN have filed a patent infringement suit alleging BSCI, Inc. of Mooresville, NC infringed patent no. 6,733,710 VEHICLE PASSENGER RESTRAINT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, which has been issued by the US Patent Office. Despite the title…
Fort Wayne, IN -Trademark lawyers for Osmundson Mfg. Co. of Perry, IA have filed a trademark infringement suit against CFC Distributors, Inc., of Wabash County, IN for infringement of the mark TURBO, which has been registered by the US Trademark Office. The plaintiff claims that the defendant is selling…
South Bend; IN – Copyright lawyers for Truth Publishing Company, Inc. of Elkhart, IN filed a copyright infringement suit alleging Kristopher C. Campbell d/b/a I.C.U. MUG SHOTS of Elkhart, IN infringed allegedly copyrighted news stories. According to the complaint, Truth Publishing, is the publisher of the daily Elkhart Truth…
Batesville, IN – Patent attorneys for Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc., and its subsidiary Batesville Casket Company, the largest U.S. maker of coffins, have won an order to ban imports of knockoff caskets from Mexico in a patent infringement decision. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in Washington said Monday that…
Washington DC – The “25% Rule” has often been used by damages experts in assessing damages in patent infringement cases. The rule states that in determining a base royalty rate in a hypothetical negotiation, a starting point is to consider that a reasonably royalty would be 25% of the…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 87 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in December, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 D629,924 Roofing shingle 2 D629,902 Soft-tissue dissection tip for a surgical instrument 3 D629,901 Tendon sheath dissection tip for…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 139 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Check Status 1 3,897,528 SELL LIKE A ROCK STAR View 2 3,897,520 {Detail} View 3 3,897,504 {Detail} View 4…
Aprimo, Inc., Indiana’s second largest software firm, has agreed to be sold to Teradata Corp., an Atlanta, Georgia data-storage company for $525 million. The closing is projected for the first quarter 2011. With about 400 employees, Aprimo had revenues of $69 million in 2009, up 32 percent over 2007. Teradata…
Indianapolis, IN -The United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana has released Amendments to its Local Rules of this Court are adopted, effective January 1, 2011. The changes most relevant to patent, trademark and copyright litigation attorneys relate are Local Rule 37.1 – Discovery Disputes; and…