Fort Wayne, IN – Trademark lawyers for 80/20, Inc. of Columbia City, Indiana filed a trademark infringement suit in the Northern District of Indianaalleging Parco Inc of Huntertown, Indiana and Phillip Andrew Roser of Fort Wayne, Indiana infringed trademark registration no. 2,699,302 for the mark 80/20 and no. 3,362,571…
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AFC Enterprises, Inc., Popeye’s Chicken Sue Christopher Payne, LP&P Foods, and 10 John Does for Trademark Infringement of Popeye’s Mark in Indianapolis Restaurant
Indianapolis, IN – Trademark lawyers for AFC Enterprises, Inc. of Georgia, doing business as Popeye’s Chicken, filed a trademark infringement suit alleging Christopher Payne, LP&P Foods, and ten John Does of fIndiana infringed trademark registration no. 1030944 for the mark POPEYES, 1107575 POPEYE SIGN DESIGN WITH COLOR and numerous…
Breach of Contract Claim Over Intellectual Property Rights to Software For County Governments Survives Summary Judgment in Nikish Software Corp. v. Manatron Inc.
Indianapolis, IN – Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana denied summary judgment on what would have disposed of a dispute over the intellectual property rights to tax software used by many Indiana county governments. Nikish Software Corporation of Commack, New York had sued Manatron Incorporated…
The Guardian Reports on BitTorrent Litigation Citing TorrentFreak Calculation That 200,000 John Does Have Been Sued
London, U.K. – The Guardian newspaper of London recently reported on the rash of BitTorrent lawsuits that have been filed in the United States. The Guardian reports on the claims of a blogger named TorrentFreak who has been vigorously tracking the BitTorrent lawsuits. Notably, TorrentFreak tracks that over 200,000…
Another Update to Hard Drive v. 21 Indiana John Does: Attorney Files Motion to Dismiss, Court May Strike Anonymous Letters
Indianapolis, IN – There have been further updates to the Hard Drive Productions case in the Southern District of Indianathat Intellectual Property Law News has been closely following. The Hard Drive case is one of three similar copyright infringement lawsuits in the Southern District of Indiana all involving file sharing…
Broadcast Music, Inc. et al Sues Bertee’s Inc. et al for Copyright Infringement of Musical Composition
Indianapolis, IN – Copyright lawyers for Broadcast Music Inc. (“BMI”) of New York, New York and fifteen music publishing companies filed a copyright infringement suit in the Southern District of Indianaalleging Bertee’s Inc. d/b/a Bertee’s Sports Café and Kelly D. Kendrick of Fortville, Indiana infringed eight copyrighted songs that…
BMI Sues Diamond Investments Inc. D/B/A The Juke Box Live for Copyright Infringement of Eight Songs
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…
Update: Righthaven Controversial Copyright Infringement Case Dismissed, Countersued for Legal Fees
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…
Update to Hard Drive Productions BitTorrent Copyright Infringement Case: John Doe Letters Ask Court Not to Allow Discovery
Indianapolis, IN – Several anonymous letters have been sent to the Southern District of Indiana regarding the Hard Drive Productions Copyright infringement case, all opposing any discovery attempts in the case that might reveal the identities of persons alleged to have illegally downloaded pornographic videos. Intellectual Property Law News…
Update to Harvest Scents v. KMI Jury Trial: Settlement Reached Before Case Sent to Jury
Indianapolis, IN – In May, Indiana Intellectual Property Law Newsblogged about the jury trial in the copyright infringement case Harvest Scents v. KMI. The jury trial began on May 2, 2011 in the Southern District of Indiana and was presided over by Senior Judge Larry J. McKinney. According to…