Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark lawyers for Brandt Industries Ltd. of Saskatchewan, Canada, have brought a declaratory judgment action concerning the mark BRANDT, as used in connection with agricultural equipment and the manufacture thereof. The existence of the requisite “actual controversy” is based on the defendant, Pitonyak Machinery Corporation of…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Indiana Patent Attorneys Obtain 94 Patents for Indiana Companies in June, 2010
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 94 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in June, 2010: PAT. NO. Title 1 7,747,572 Method and system for supply chain product and process development collaboration 2 7,747,400 VA metering in polyphase systems…
Eli Lilly Files Patent Infringement Suit Against Actavis
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent infringement lawyers for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, IN, filed a complaint alleging Actavis Totowa LLC of Little Falls, NJ, and Actavis Elizabeth LLC of Elizabeth, NJ, are infringing Patent No. 5,464,826, titled METHOD OF TREATING TUMORS IN MAMMALS WITH 2′,2′-DIFLUORONUCLEOSIDES and issued by…
157 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in June, 2010
The US Trademark Office issued the following 157 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in June, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys: Reg. Number Mark Click to View 1 3,804,926 Z-TRAK PLUS View 2 3,801,222 COUNTER CULTURE BY PATACHOU View 3 …
Allison Transmission Sues Harlan Global Manufacturing for Trademark Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Trademark lawyers for Allison Transmission, Inc., of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a complaint alleging Harlan Global Manufacturing, LLC, of Kansas City, KS, is infringing various trademarks incorporating the terms ALLISON and ALLISON TRANSMISSION(R) in connection with transmissions, including Trademark Registration Nos. 2,686,798; 2,615,428; 2,625,008; 1,666,977; and…
J & J Sports Productions Sues Albarran, et al. over Satellite Broadcast Interception
Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for J & J Sports Productions, Inc. of Campbell, CA, filed a lawsuit alleging Rocio Albarran of Indianapolis, IN, et al. improperly exhibited the June 2008 Diaz-Pacquaio boxing match. The plaintiff claims to hold the rights to distribute the broadcast of the fight and…
Hill-Rom Sues Huntleigh Healthcare over Bed Patents
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Hill-Rom, Inc. of Batesville, IN, filed suit against Huntleigh Healthcare LLC and Huntleigh Healthcare, Inc., both of Eatontown, NJ, alleging an infringement of the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 7,533,429; Patent No. 7,610,637; Patent No. 6,791,460; and Patent No.…
BMI Sues Bugsy’s Entertainment Group for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) of New York City and various musical copyright holders such as Universal and EMI Virgin Songs have initiated litigation against Bugsy’s Entertainment Group, LLC of Indianapolis, IN. The complaint alleges that the defendants caused the unlicensed performance, at Bugsy’s…
Delta Faucet Sues Watermark Designs for Patent and Trademark Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Intellectual property attorneys for Masco Corporation of Indiana d/b/a Delta Faucet Company of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a lawsuit alleging Watermark Designs, Ltd.of Brooklyn, NY, has infringed both Patent No. 6,962,168, titled CAPACITIVE TOUCH ON/OFF CONTROL FOR AN AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL FAUCET and issued by the U.S.…
ICOR International Files Complaint Against DuPont for Patent Infringement Declaratory Judgment
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for ICOR International, Inc., of Indianapolis, IN, have filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment against E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Company (“DuPont”) of Wilmington, DE. Specifically, ICOR requests a ruling that it is not infringing Patent No. 6,783,691, titled COMPOSITIONS OF DIFLUOROMETHANE, PENTAFLUOROETHANE,…