Indianapolis; IN – Trademark attorneys for Dillinger, LLC of Mooresville, Indiana filed a complaint for injunctive relief and damages in alleging The Pour House on Lincoln, Inc. d/b/a Dillinger’s Chicago Bar & Grill, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois infringed trademark registration nos. 3,483,359 for the mark DILLINGER’S and no. 4,091,160 for…
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Northern District Grants Default Judgment and Damages of Over $113,000 in favor of Century 21 in Trademark Infringement Case
Lafayette, IN – The Northern District of Indiana granted a default judgment, damages and a permanent injunction in a trademark infringement case involving a hold-over franchisee. Century 21 Real Estate, LLC of Parsippany, New Jersey had filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that…
Patent Lawsuit Filed Over Playground “Curved Rail Panels”
Evansville, IN – Parents try to protect their children from playground hazards. Now there is a new threat to watch out for – patent infringement. Patent lawyers for Plaintiff, INDIAN INDUSTRIES, INC. d/b/a Escalade Sports of Evansville, IN, have sued Defendant RAINBOW PLAYSYSTEMS, INC. of Brookings, South Dakota alleging…
Coach, Inc. Wins Default Judgment of $30,000 in Trademark Infringement Suit Against Tom’s Treasure Chest of Gary, Indiana
Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has award a default judgment and $30,000 in damages to Coach, Inc. of New York, New York in a trademark infringement case over the sale of knock-off Coach purses against a Gary, Indiana business. In June 2010, trademark…
25% Rule of Thumb for Patent Royalty Damages Rejected By Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington DC – The “25% Rule” has often been used by damages experts in assessing damages in patent infringement cases. The rule states that in determining a base royalty rate in a hypothetical negotiation, a starting point is to consider that a reasonably royalty would be 25% of the…