Alexandria, Virginia – The District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held in Shammas v. Focarino that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) was entitled to recover attorneys’ fees when brought to court for a review of Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) rulings. An examiner for…
Indianapolis, Indiana — The Southern District of Indiana has granted a motion by New York-based Broadcast Music, Inc. et al. for summary judgment against Diamond Investments, Inc. and Salvatore Mazza of Franklin, Indiana for copyright infringement for the unlicensed use of copyrighted musical compositions in live performances at The Juke…
Indianapolis IN. Lawyers representing the defendant, Loparex, LLC were awarded their attorneys’ fees in a trade secret infringement case filed against it by MPI Release, LLC. Loparex had previously filed a trade secret case in Illinois against one defendant, Mr. Kerber. However, when Loparex sought a temporary restraining order in…
Fort Wayne; IN – The Northern District of Indiana has granted a partial summary judgment for Forks RV of Shipshewana, Indiana that dismisses copyright infringement claims in a dispute over a recreational vehicle sales agreement and design. Copyright attorneys for Amy and James Ortega had filed a lawsuit against Forks…
Indianapolis, IN – An appeal is now pending of Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana‘s grant of a motion to dismiss in a qui tam patent false marking case. Intellectual property attorneys for David O’Neill, Promote Innovation LLC of Clarendon Hills, Illinois had filed a…
Washington, DC – A recent decision in the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in a legal malpractice claim involving a patent issue may have an impact on a recently filed Indiana case alleging patent attorneys committed legal malpractice, which was filed by Purdue Research Foundation late last month. In…
Indianapolis, IN – A trademark infringement case that was originally filed in Hamilton County Superior Court has been removed to the Southern District of Indiana. On September 14, 2011 trademark lawyers for Saeilo Enterprises, Inc. Pearl River, New York filed a trademark infringement suit in Hamilton County alleging Jacobson…
Washington, D.C. – In an unusual decision; the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed attorney’s fees and sanctions against a plaintiff who filed a meritless patent infringement lawsuit and committed other litigation misconduct. The case was appealed from the Western District of Washington, which had awarded…
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) of New York, New York and fourteen music publishing companies filed a copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging Diamond Investments Inc. d/b/a The Juke Box Live , and Salvatore T. Mazza of Franklin, Indiana infringed eight…
Las Vegas, NV — In May, Indiana Intellectual Property Law News reported on Righthaven, LLC, a controversial company that claims to enforce copyrights online. One of the cases Righthaven pursued has recently been in the news again and illustrates the risk of pursuing copyright lawsuits that are not well…