West Lafayette, Indiana – Startups based on Purdue University patented intellectual property have raised more than $96 million in the past two years in local, state, federal and private funding and created 156 positions. The funding was raised by the 24 members of the Purdue Startup Class of 2014 and…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 154 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 D749,991 Sheet for a patient repositioning system 2 9,269,246 Copper theft alarm for grain bin systems 3 9,267,957 Junction…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 122 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in February 2016 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4905154 VISUAL ENERGETICS VIEW 4905048 SPECK’S VIEW 4905047 SPECK’S VIEW 4904966 FLABONGO VIEW 4904951 AUTO-GUARD VIEW…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Plaintiff Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Biocon Limited of Bangalore, India will infringe its patented chemotherapy drug, which Lilly offers under the brand name ALIMTA. At issue in…
Washington D. C. – The United States Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). If enacted, the bill would create a private cause of action in the federal courts for trade secret misappropriation. Under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act, a trade secret is defined…
Hammond, Indiana – An intellectual property attorney for Plaintiff DirecTV, LLC of California filed a signal-interception lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. It is alleged that Defendants Jorge Aguilera and Patricia Huerta of Delphi, Indiana and Rose Aguilera of Lafayette, Indiana acted unlawfully individually and on behalf of Defendant…
Washington, D.C. – The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act provides new tools and resources to protect American innovation. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) commended Congress for passing the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, which will bolster trade enforcement efforts. “This bill adds…
As reported by Jeremy Malcolm, Senior Global Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, when the test of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was released in November 2015, it included provisions dictating the kinds of penalties that should be available in cases of copyright infringement. Amongst those provisions, the following footnote…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Matthew P. Brookman was sworn in as a Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana earlier this month. Judge Bookman was previously employed by the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. In 2010, he received…
South Bend, Indiana – Indiana trademark attorneys for Plaintiff UL LLC of Northbrook, Illinois filed a lawsuit with the federal court in the Northern District of Indiana. Plaintiff alleges that Swagway, LLC and Jianqing “Johnny” Zhu infringed the “UL” trademark, Trademark Registration Nos. 2391140 and 782589, which have been registered…