Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) along with several music publishers have filed yet another lawsuit in Indiana this year (previous lawsuit), this time against 5135 Emerson LLC, which operates Mikie’s Pub in Indianapolis, and against an individual named Scott Coyle. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants publicly played copyrighted songs from…
Starting July 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana will implement a new order changing how civil cases are assigned—expanding the role of Magistrate Judges. Most civil cases will now be randomly assigned to either a District or Magistrate Judge. If a Magistrate Judge is…
Energy Intelligence Group, Inc. and its UK-based counterpart have filed a lawsuit against Indianapolis, Indiana company, Calumet, Inc., claiming that Calumet repeatedly copied and distributed issues of the plaintiffs’ copyrighted publications—Oil Daily and Energy Intelligence News—without authorization. The lawsuit, brought in the U.S. District Court for Southern Indiana, accuses Calumet…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 191 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in June 2025 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: 7840585 INDIANA BEACH 7828802 FAST ACT 7841673 M.O.M. METHOD 7819850 CAPXBALL 7819849 CAPSBALL 7820674 ECOBAKE 7820675 ECOBAKE 7828467 ALTERNATIVE CONVERSATIONS 7815746 7831401 C.L.E.A.N…
Missouri-based company, Precision Planter Solutions, LLC, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern Indiana against Solid Rock AG Solutions, Inc., accusing the company of patent infringement. According to the complaint, Precision Planter owns a patent—U.S. Patent No. 12,274,187—that describes a method and apparatus aimed at extending…
Indiana Bible College has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Fred Bock Music Company, Dr. Rosephanye Powell, and up to 100 unnamed individuals or entities. The dispute centers on a piece of music titled “John 1,” which the college claims it composed independently. The defendants argue that “John 1”…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company has filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment against Aloft Media, LLC, George Street Partners, Todd Schmidt, and George Andrew Gordon. The case centers on a patent dispute over U.S. Patent No. 10,372,793, which Brotherhood says is being wrongly used to demand…
Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. and Paragon 28, Inc., accusing the two companies of infringing on four of its patents (Patent No. 12,102,368; Patent No. 12,268,397; Patent No. 12,268,428; Patent No. 12,274,481) related to the Lapiplasty® system. This system is…
An Indiana-based company, TK&C’S, LLC, which operates under the name Dog ‘N Suds, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a Michigan business, Airline Dog ‘N Suds, Inc., and its president, David J. Hosticka. The complaint centers around trademark infringement, unfair competition, and breach of contract. Dog ‘N Suds…
Photographer Morgan Howarth has filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana against Angie’s List Inc., doing business as Angi, alleging copyright infringement. The complaint accuses Angi of copying and distributing one of Howarth’s registered photographs without permission to promote its home services business online. The case centers on a single copyrighted…