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.…
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Indiana Copyright Litigation: Design Basics Sues Builders and Others Alleging Infringement of Copyrighted Architectural Designs
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…
Indiana Trademark Litigation: Texas Roadhouse v. Texas Corral Litigation Moves to Indiana
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…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Former Volunteer Sues Non-Profit for Copyright Infringement
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana copyright lawyers for Plaintiff Angela Ellsworth of Huntington, Indiana filed a copyright lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Mission 22 a/k/a Elder Heart, Inc. of Nashville, Indiana infringed Ellsworth’s copyrighted artwork, Copyright Registration No. VA1-958-239, by creating at least one unauthorized derivative work.…
Indiana Copyright Law: District Court Terminates Copyright Suit Over Photo; Plaintiff Appeals
Chicago, Illinois – One of the copyright lawsuits of Plaintiff Richard N. Bell of McCordsville, Indiana has been terminated by the trial court. Bell filed an appeal on multiple grounds with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This Indiana lawsuit alleged copyright infringement of a photo that…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Remaining Copyright Defendants in Bell Lawsuit to be Dismissed
Indianapolis, Indiana – District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana denied Plaintiff’s request for partial summary judgment for declaratory relief and injunctive relief against Defendants in a copyright dispute over the use of Plaintiff’s copyrighted photograph of Indianapolis. This lawsuit dates back to June 7, 2011…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Copyright Defendant Removes Lawsuit to Federal Court
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana copyright lawyer for Defendant Wrightspeed, Inc. of San Jose California filed a notice of removal in the Southern District of Indiana on the basis of both federal-question jurisdiction and diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction. Plaintiff Precision Rings, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana had filed its lawsuit in Marion County…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Brick Shirt House Alleges Infringement of Copyrighted Image of Beer Mug in the Shape of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana – Plaintiff The Brick Shirt House, LLC of Indianapolis, Indiana filed a copyright infringement complaint in the Southern District of Indiana. The lawsuit alleges that Indiana on Tap, LLC of Fishers, Indiana infringed Plaintiff’s copyrighted art work “Drink Indiana,” Copyright Registration No. VA0001895289, which has been registered with…
Criminal Copyright Law: Operator of Second-Largest Music Piracy Website in the U.S. Sentenced to 3 Years for Criminal Copyright Infringement
Norfolk, Virginia – District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith of the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced copyright infringer to prison. Rocky P. Ouprasith, 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced recently to 36 months in prison for reproducing and distributing without permission millions of infringing digital copies of copyrighted works, including…
Indiana Copyright Law: Court Restricts Discovery in Copyright Infringement Litigation to Facts Regarding Jurisdiction
Indianapolis, Indiana – In the matter of Bell v. Find Tickets, LLC, the Southern District of Indiana quashed overbroad discovery requests and limited inquiries to those pertaining to the matter of personal jurisdiction. Plaintiff Richard Bell of McCordsville, Indiana photographed the Indianapolis skyline in 2000 and copyrighted the work. In…