Fort Wayne; IN – Copyright attorneys for Aaron Suozzi of Fort Wayne, Indiana filed a copyright infringement suit in the Allen County Superior Court alleging Coman Publishing of Durham, North Carolina infringed the copyrighted work of photographs which has been registered by the US Copyright Office. Upon the request of…
Indianapolis; IN – Trademark and copyright attorneys for Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington filed a copyright and trademark infringement suit in alleging D & A LLC d/b/a/ Asset Recovery and Recycling and David B. Bell of Indianapolis, Indiana infringed trademarks 1256083, 1200236, 1872264 and 2744843 registered by the US Trademark…
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright attorneys for DISH Network LLC of Englewood, Colorado, EchoStar Technologies LLC of Texas, and NagraStar LLC of Englewood, Colorado have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging that Thomas Williams of Coal City, Indiana infringed DISH’s copyrighted works by illegal satellite signal…
South Bend, IN – The Northern District of Indiana has issued an order consolidating related trade secret, copyright infringement and patent infringement lawsuits a dispute between RV manufacturers, Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC of Elkhart, Indiana and Forest River, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana. This order address five cases currently pending in…
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright attorneys for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) of New York, New York, along with Abkco Music, Inc, Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. of and Jay-Boy Music Corporation of have filed a copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging B & D Restaurants, Inc. d/b/a Gallagher’s II…
South Bend, IN – Copyright attorneys for Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) of New York, New York, Universal-Millhouse Music a Division of Magna Sound Corporation, Marvin J. and Laleta Moore Living Trust is a Trust d/b/a Green Door Music, Central Songs a Division of Beechwood Music Corporation, Sutjujo Music, Faizilu Publishing,…
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright attorneys for Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) New York, New York, along with Adult Music, Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc., EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. and Counting Crows, LLC d/b/a Jones Falls Music have filed a copyright infringement suit in Southern District of Indiana alleging…
Indianapolis, IN – The threat of a copyright and trademark infringement lawsuit may have influenced Madonna‘s playlist for her Super Bowl XXXXVI half time performance at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. According to reports, Joe Francis, who owns the Girls Gone Wild trademark, sent Madonna a cease-and-desist letter that threatened…
Indianapolis, IN – Federal authorities, led by the Homeland Security Investigations division of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have seized counterfeit Super Bowl goods, shut down websites and made one arrest in a targeted effort to crack down on counterfeit sports goods and websites. According to a government press…
Washington, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the Uruguay Round Agreements regarding copyright protection for foreign parties. In 1994, Congress enacted Uruguay Round Agreements Act, which implemented negotiations in the World Trade Organization’s Marrakech Agreement. The law in question restored foreign copyrighted works that had…