Fort Wayne, Indiana – District Judge Jon E. DeGuilio of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana transferred a lawsuit alleging copyright to the Southern District of Indiana, citing a lack of venue in the Northern District. In this litigation, Angela E. Brooks-Nwenga, acting pro se,…
Indianapolis, Indiana – The Southern District of Indiana held that copyright Defendant Rural Media Group Inc. of Gretna, Nebraska was subject to neither general nor specific personal jurisdiction and dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit against it. Plaintiff Larry Philpot of Indianapolis, Indiana is a professional photographer. He photographed Willie Nelson…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In the trademark lawsuit between of Plaintiff Wine & Canvas Development, LLC (“WNC”) and Defendants Christopher Muylle, Theodore Weisser, YN Canvas CA, LLC and Weisser Management Group, LLC, the Southern District of Indiana found that Plaintiffs had engaged in abuse of process and awarded an additional $175,882.68…
Washington, D.C. – The Justice Department has announced a new approach to combat intellectual property crimes. Grants to state and local law enforcement agencies totaling more than $3.2 million were also announced. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch stated recently that the Justice Department will launch a new collaborative strategy to…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – An Indiana intellectual property attorney for Global Archery Products, Inc. of Ashley, Indiana commenced litigation in the Northern District of Indiana alleging trademark and patent infringement by Jordan Gwyther d/b/a Larping.org and UpshotArrows.com of Seattle, Washington. Two patents are at issue in this lawsuit: U.S. Patent…
Washington, D.C. – The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided the matter of SCA Hygiene v. First Quality Baby Products, a case about adult incontinence products. At issue in the case was the legal doctrine of “laches.” The laches doctrine penalizes a plaintiff who “sleeps on” his or…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 223 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. Title D739,945 Blood glucose meter D739,920 Valve D739,723 Container 9,148,986 Multi-curved, unibody fiberglass touchscreen kiosk with interchangeable component cages 9,146,135 Meter…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 179 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4822217 EARTHBITES LIVE 4822216 OVERLAND RED LIVE 4822215 GREAT PLAINS FEAST LIVE 4821983 MISSION EURASIA TRAIN…
South Bend, Indiana – Indigo Vapor Enterprises LLC of South Bend, Indiana commenced intellectual property litigation against Indigo Vapor Company, LLC, Robert Lee Martin and Charles Nandier of Tucson, Arizona. Indigo Vapor Enterprises is in the business of selling “vaping” and e-cigarette materials across the United States and throughout the…
Elkhart, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Lifetime Industries, Inc. and LTI Flexible Products, Inc. of Modesto, California have filed another complaint asserting patent infringement against Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana. This lawsuit alleges that Defendant infringed Patent Nos. 6,966,590 for a “Two-Part Seal for a Slide-Out Room,”…