South Bend, Indiana – Patent lawyers for NIBCO, Inc., of Elkhart, IN, have filed a patent infringement suit alleging ERICO International Corporation of Solon, OH, has infringed the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent Nos. 6,517,030,. 6,953,174, 7,191,987, and. 7,441,730. All four patents have the same…
Lafayette, IN – Trademark lawyers for Coach, Inc. of New York, NY, and Coach Services, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL filed a trademark infringement suit alleging Diggz Clothing, LLC and Lori Harth of Lafayette, IN infringed various Coach trademark registrations which are registered with the US Trademark Office. Coach had…
This is the time of year that Indiana technology companies should ensure they have documentation confirming their R&D expenses. The tax bill presently under consideration will retroactively grant the Federal Tax credit for 2010 if it passes. The Federal credit is described here: http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-take-advantage-of-the-research-and-development-credit.html. The Indiana R&D Tax credit…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark infringement litigation attorneys for Travellers’ Joy, Inc. of Wilmingon, Delaware has filed an infringement suit against Haycco, LLC of California in the Southern District of Indiana. The complaint alleges infringement of US registration nos. 3,560,502 and 3,718,357, which are for stylized logos of the word…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a case which was transferred from federal court in Connecticut, patent lawyers for GS Cleantech Corporation of New York City have filed a lawsuit alleging Flottweg Separation Technologies, Inc. of Norwalk, CT, and Flottweg AG of Germany are infringing Patent No. 7,601,858, titled METHOD OF PROCESSING…
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 132 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in November, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 D628,306 Microtiter plate 2 D628,291 Surgical retractor 3 D627,994 Furniture base design 4 7,842,917 Method and apparatus for transmission…
The US Trademark Office issued the following 182 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in November, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Check Status 1 3,875,185 STACKABLES View 2 3,880,041 ZENITH FLEX View 3 3,879,893 DEPENDABILL View 4 3,879,847 OUR SERVICE…
Hammond, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) of New York City and various musical copyright holders such as Universal and EMI Virgin Songs have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Shenanigans pub in Portage, IN. The complaint alleges that the defendant and its chief officer…
A patent infringement suit filed in Illinois by MedIdea LLC against Zimmer, Inc. of Warsaw, Indiana has been transferred to the Northern District of Indiana. The suit alleges infringement of the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: 6,200,350 and 6,383,225, which relate to Hips, and Nos. 6,267,785, 6,379,391,…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Draper, Inc. of Spiceland, IN, have filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against MechoShade Systems, Inc., and Joel Berman Associates, Inc., both of Long Island City, NY. In particular, the suit seeks a ruling that Patent No. 6,164,428, titled Wrap Spring Shade Operator (“the…