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Microsoft Sues Mister HardDrive and Mark Cady for Copyright and Trademark Infringement

New Albany, Ind. — Intellectual property lawyers for Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash. sued Mister HardDrive and Mark Cady of Scottsburg, Ind. alleging infringement of copyrighted work TX 5-407-055 titled Microsoft Windows XP Professional : version 2002 registered with the U.S. Copyright Office; and Trademark Registration Nos. 1,200,236; 1,256,083; 1,872,264…

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Bruce Lee’s Daughter Sues Regarding 1965 Bruce Lee Screen Test

Indianapolis, Ind. — Copyright lawyers for LeeWay Media Group, LLC of Los Angeles, Calif. filed a declaratory judgment suit against Laurence Joachim of New York, N.Y. and Los Angeles, Calif. and Trans-National Film Corporation of New York in a copyright dispute over the use of portions of Bruce Lee’s 1965 screen…

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Keystone Management and Lockridge Sue Alleging Copyright Infringement of Architectural Work

Indianapolis, Ind. — Copyright lawyers for Keystone Management Systems, Inc. f/k/a Keystone Builders Resource Group, Inc. (“Keystone Management”) and Lockridge Homes-Indianapolis, LLC (“Lockridge”), both of Richmond, Va., filed a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging William Clyde Moore, Jr. (“Moore”) and Carol Cooper (“Cooper”), d/b/a DrafTech, both of Indianapolis, Ind., infringed the…

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Malibu Media Sues Twenty-Eight Additional “John Doe” Defendants for Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, Ind. — Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, Calif. has sued twenty-eight “John Does” for copyright infringement in separate complaints filed in the Northern District of Indiana and Southern District of Indiana.  Copyright lawyer Paul Nicoletti is again in federal court on behalf of Malibu Media.  The company has…

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Indiana Court of Appeals Holds that Forfeiture for Fraud in the Form of Copyright Infringement Requires Nexus Between Fraud and Forfeited Property

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Indiana Court of Appeals granted Indiana’s petition for rehearing and reaffirmed its January ruling in favor of defendant Michael Curtis that a conviction for fraud in the form of copyright infringement was, by itself, an insufficient predicate for forfeiture. Curtis was charged with four counts of…

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Klipsch and Audio Products International Sue Monoprice for Patent, Trade-Dress and Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, Ind. – Klipsch Group, Inc. (“Klipsch”) and Audio Products International Corp. (“API”), both of Indianapolis, Ind., have sued Monoprice, Inc. (“Monoprice”) of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. alleging patent infringement, trade dress infringement, unfair competition and copyright infringement. In an eight-count complaint, intellectual property attorneys for Klipsch and its subsidiary API…

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Court Refuses to Quash or Modify Subpoena Designed to Identify Alleged Infringer of Copyrighted Movie

Indianapolis, IN – The Southern District of Indiana ruled in favor of Plaintiff Patrick Collins, Inc. by denying the motion of pro se Defendant John Doe No. 7 to quash or modify Plaintiff’s subpoena.  In a lawsuit originally styled “Patrick Collins, Inc. v. John Does 1 – 13,” Patrick Collins,…

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Malibu Media Sues Seventeen “John Doe” Defendants for Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, IN – Plaintiff Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, CA has sued seventeen “John Does” for copyright infringement in separate complaints filed in both the Southern District of Indiana and the Northern District of Indiana. Paul Nicoletti, a copyright attorney, has filed seventeen nearly identical suits in Indiana federal…

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BMI and Copyright Owners Sue Carey Tavern and its Owners for Copyright Infringement

Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”), of New York, NY and eight other plaintiffs have sued VAT, Inc. (“VAT”) d/b/a Carey Tavern and its owners, Matthew and Valerie Schachte of Westfield, IN, for copyright infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. In its complaint, BMI states…

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The World Trade Organization Suspends United States Intellectual Property Rights in Retaliation for Trade Restrictions Deemed Improper Under the General Agreement on Trade in Services

Geneva, Switzerland – The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) has granted its permission for the twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda (“Antigua”) to disregard intellectual property rights granted by the United States (i.e., patents, copyrights and trademarks).  The decision follows nearly ten years of negotiations and litigation pursuant to a 2003…

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