The US Trademark Office issued the following 175 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in August, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys:
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| 1 | 3,829,663 | LUCKY BAG | View | |
| 2 | 3,827,906 | DOCTORBASE | View | |
| 3 | 3,827,893 | V MY VIDEO VISIT | View | |
| 4 | 3,837,177 | CHECK | View | |
| 5 | 3,830,129 | SMART CABINETRY | View |
Evansville, Indiana – Patent lawyers for SOP Services, Inc., of Las Vegas, NV, and Bear Archery, Inc. of Evansville, IN, have filed a lawsuit against Precision Shooting Equipment, Inc. of Tuscon, AZ. The suit alleges infringement of two patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 5,749,351, titled COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW; and Patent No. 5,921,227, also titled COMPOUND ARCHERY BOW. SOP Services is the assignee of these two patents, and Bear Archery is the exclusive licensee.
The complaint claims that the defendant is manufacturing, using, selling, and offering to sell compound bows having an infringing “past parallel limb” design and cites the defendant’s product guide as well as photographs. Plaintiffs also request a declaratory judgment that the defendant’s U.S. Patent No. 7,699,045 is invalid and not infringed.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, IN, have initiated litigation alleging Sandoz, Inc. of Princeton, NJ, is infringing Patent No. 5,464,826, as issued by the U.S. Patent Officeand titled METHOD OF TREATING TUMORS IN MAMMALS WITH 2′,2′-DIFLUORONUCLEOSIDES.
The ‘826 patent covers the drug marketed under the name GEMZAR(R) for the treatment of abnormal masses of tissue known as neoplasms. The complaint states that, in a separate lawsuit, the ‘826 patent was found invalid on grounds of obviousness-type double patenting, but that Lilly has appealed to the Federal Circuit and believes the ruling will be reversed. Lilly also holds approved New Drug Application No. 20-509 for the use of GEMZAR(R) as a treatment for certain types of cancer.
Hammond, Indiana – Trademark counsel for Trans-United, Inc. of Burns Harbor, IN, have filed a lawsuit alleging Trans-United, Inc. of Miami, FL, and its apparent directors infringed Trademark Registration No. 3,567,262 for the mark TRANS-UNITED, as registered with the U.S. Trademark Office for various moving and transport services.
The plaintiff claims to provide “industrial and specialty moving and transport services” throughout the United States and that the defendants have provided moving services throughout the country under the names TRANS-UNITED and/or TRANS-UNITED INC. Plaintiff further claims it received complaints from the defendants’ disgruntled customers and that the defendants registered the Internet domain name transunitedinc.com. Accordingly, causes of action in the complaint include federal trademark infringement and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act, a violation of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act at 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d), and common law unfair competition.
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright lawyers for Masterfile Corporationof Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Kemp Title Agency, LLC of Louisville, KY, has infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license fee, while the defendant provides services relating to the sale of property. After discovering certain of its copyrighted images on the defendant’s Web site, the plaintiff sued for an accounting of damages and an injunction, claiming a violation of its reproduction and public display rights under the Copyright Act.
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The US Trademark Office issued the following 159 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in July, 2010, based on applications filed by Indiana Trademark Attorneys:
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| 1 | 3,825,191 | HELLOMETRO | View | |
| 2 | 3,819,821 | LASESAFE | View | |
| 3 | 3,815,842 | BALD SPOT SPORTS | View | |
| 4 | 3,823,229 | View | ||
| 5 | 3,823,110 | EVENTLOGIT | View |
Indiana patent attorneys obtained issuance of the following 100 patents from the US Patent Office to persons and businesses in Indiana in July, 2010:
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Indianapolis, Indiana – Copyright attorneys for Masterfile Corporation of Ontario, Canada, have filed a lawsuit alleging Mark Stein d/b/a ourdivorceagreement.com of Milltown, IN, infringed copyrighted works which have been registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
The plaintiff is a stock photography company offering images in exchange for a license fee, while the defendant provides services relating to the sale of property. After discovering certain of its copyrighted images on the defendant’s Web site, the plaintiff sued for an accounting of damages and an injunction, claiming a violation of its reproduction and public display rights under the Copyright Act.
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a case which was originally brought in federal court in Chicago, patent lawyers for David O’Neill of Clarendon Hills, IL, have filed a lawsuit alleging that Roche Diagnostics Corporation of Indianapolis has been falsely, and intentionally, marking certain of its ACCU-CHEK(R) blood glucose monitoring products as protected by the following expired patents, all of which were issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent No. 4,891,319, titled PROTECTION OF PROTEINS AND THE LIKE; Patent No. 4,924,879, titled BLOOD LANCET DEVICE; and Patent No. 4,999,582, titled BIOSENSOR ELECTRODE EXCITATION CIRCUIT.
This type of case, in which an individual acts as a “private attorney general” and brings a lawsuit in the name of the government, is formally called a qui tam action. In his complaint, the plaintiff here makes the customary request that monetary damages be awarded in an amount up to $500 for each offense, with one-half going to the United States government and the other going to him as the party bringing this action.
Hammond, Indiana – Intellectual property counsel for J & J Sports Productions, Inc., of Campbell, CA, filed a lawsuit alleging Copper Penny Pub (and its owner Steve Hekkel) of Hammond, IN, improperly exhibited the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Moseley boxing match earlier this year. The plaintiff claims to hold the rights to distribute the broadcast of the fight and that the defendants “unlawfully intercepted, received and/or de-scrambled” the satellite signal of the broadcast and publicly showed it at the Copper Penny sports bar in Hammond. Violations of 47 U.S.C. §§ 553 and 605(a), which prohibit unauthorized reception and use of satellite and cable system transmissions, are asserted.
