Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana copyright and trademark attorneys for Plaintiff The Rough Notes Company, Inc. (“Rough Notes”) of Carmel, Indiana commenced a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana. The Defendant, That’s Great News, LLC (“Great News”) of Cheshire, Connecticut, is accused of infringing U.S. Trademark Registration No.…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Plaintiff Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana (“Lilly”) filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana asserting infringement of U.S. Patent No. 7,772,209 (“the ‘209 patent”), which was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This patent infringement…
Patent protection for Bitcoin and other blockchain based crypto currencies is a growing issue, as discussed in the February 1, 2016 article by American Banker Magazine, “Crypto Colonizing: Bank of America’s Blockchain-Patent Strategy.” On being asked my opinion concerning Bank of America’s blockchain patent push, I responded, “”The scope [of…
Northern District of Indiana – Plaintiff Design Basics, LLC of Omaha, Nebraska filed six lawsuits in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that multiple Defendants committed copyright infringement by constructing buildings based on plans derived from Plaintiff’s copyrighted works. Design Basics is engaged in the business of creating, marketing, publishing…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 119 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in January 2016, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Pat No. Title 1 D748,181 Jib 2 D748,069 Set top box 3 D747,901 Periodical stand with monitor 4 9,246,370 Electric motor stator housing…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana trademark attorneys for Plaintiff Indy Founders LLC d/b/a Verge of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a trademark infringement lawsuit with the court in the Southern District of Indiana. The lawsuit alleges that Vox Media, Inc. and The Verge Group LLC (“TVG”) infringed the VERGE trademark, Registration No. 4,153,192,…
Indianapolis Indiana – Following a Markman hearing, Judge Sarah Evans Barker considered 18 disputed terms in five patents owned by Plaintiff Bonutti Research, Inc. of Effingham, Illinois and licensed exclusively to Plaintiff Joint Active Systems, Inc., also of Effingham, Illinois. Fourteen of the terms were construed. The court held that…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Plaintiffs Cummins Ltd., headquartered in the United Kingdom, and Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana commenced patent infringement litigation in the Southern District of Indiana. The Defendants are ADP Distributors USA, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona and ADP Distributors, Inc., headquartered in British Columbia, Canada. They…
Hammond, Indiana – Trademark litigation commenced in the Western District of Michigan in 2013 was transferred to the Northern District of Indiana yesterday. This federal lawsuit, filed by trademark attorneys for Plaintiffs Texas Roadhouse, Inc. and Texas Roadhouse Delaware LLC, both of Louisville, Kentucky, alleges infringement of U.S. Service Mark…
Almost three years ago, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (“EFF”) began its efforts to reform the U.S. copyright reform process (see the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s call to Congress for the Next Great Copyright Act). This week, EFF and others are also celebrating the third annual Copyright Week. This effort is designed…