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…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
Reporting Computer, Internet-related or Intellectual Property Crime
Internet-related crime, like any other crime, should be reported to appropriate law enforcement investigative authorities at the local, state, federal, or international levels, depending on the scope of the crime. Citizens who are aware of federal crimes should report them to local offices of federal law enforcement. A guide to…
Seventh Circuit Law: Appellate Court Vacates Order Enjoining Defamation in Copyright/Trademark Case
Chicago, Illinois – The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an injunction against Defendants effecting a prior restraint on defamatory speech regarding the Plaintiffs was improper. This lawsuit springs from an Indiana event occurring in 1956 wherein Mary Ephrem, a Catholic Sister, claimed to have encountered a series of…
164 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in December 2015
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 164 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December 2015 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Registration No. Word Mark Click To View 4877757 PERSONALIZING THE HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE VIEW 4877580 HT VIEW 4877515 GRATITUDE VIEW 4877440 DESKINS RAPIDFLOC MIXER…
Indiana Trademark Law: Stratotone Guitar Co. Has Priority Date for Stratotone Trademark; Westheimer Infringed
Fort Wayne, Indiana – District Judge Jon DeGuilo held that prior rights to the Stratotone trademark were abandoned and that the subsequent user held the superior right to the trademark. This litigation arose as a result of a federal trademark complaint, filed in the Northern District of Indiana by Plaintiff…
Indiana Trademark Litigation: Barrington Music Sues Guitar Center, Music & Arts and Eastman Music Alleging Infringement
South Bend, Indiana – Indiana trademark attorneys for Plaintiff Barrington Music Products, Inc. of Niles, Michigan filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana. The Defendants in the litigation are Guitar Center Stores, Inc. of Westlake Village, California; Music & Arts Centers of Bel Air, Maryland, which…
Patent Office Issues 201 Patents To Indiana Citizens in December 2015
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 201 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in December 2015, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: Patent No. Title 1 9225964 Figure-ground organization of 3-D scenes 2 9225338 System and method for removing far field limitations in microwave photonic…
Indiana Litigation: Vizio Accused of Spying on Users of its Smart TVs, Selling Ill-Gotten Data
Hammond, Indiana – Plaintiff Stanley Pagorek of Dyer, Indiana filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Vizio, Inc. of Irvine, California and Cognitive Media Networks, Inc. of San Francisco, California monitor, track and report viewing habits and information about devices attached to home networks…
Indiana Cable/Satellite TV Litigation: Showtime Bar and Grill Accused of Interception of Championship Fight
Hammond, Indiana – Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Feasterville, Pennsylvania filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging unlawful interception of content protected under federal intellectual property laws. The Defendants are Whitney Chapman, individually and d/b/a Showtime Bar and Grill, and Showtime Bar & Grill…
Indiana Patent Litigation: Longtime Competitors in RV Market in Federal Court over Assertions of Patent Infringement
South Bend, Indiana – Plaintiff Shower Enclosures America, Inc. of Ontario, California sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that BBC Distribution Corp. of Elkhart, Indiana infringed “Triple Slide Assembly for Sliding Doors,” U.S. Patent No. 7,174,944, which was issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. An Indiana…