Indianapolis, Ind. — The Indiana Court of Appeals has vacated a trial court’s judgment in favor of the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau (the “Bureau”) of LaPorte, Ind., holding that neither trademark infringement nor cybersquatting had been committed by Serenity Springs (“Serenity”) of LaPorte, Ind. Serenity operates a resort…
Washington, D.C. — The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied the petition of ArcelorMittal for a rehearing in its patent infringement lawsuit against AK Steel involving ULTRALUME®. AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon and stainless and electrical steels. Their products are primarily for automotive, infrastructure, manufacturing, construction,…
Indianapolis, Ind. — The Southern District of Indiana has construed the claims of two patents-in-suit in the matter of Endotach LLC v. Cook Medical Inc. In 2012, patent attorneys for Endotach LLC of Frisco, Texas sued Cook Medical Inc. of Bloomington, Ind., alleging infringement of Patent No. 5,122,154, entitled “Endovascular…
Indianapolis, Ind. — The Southern District of Indiana has dismissed two of four claims by Konecranes, Inc. of Pascagoula, Miss. against Industrial Crane Service, Inc. of Pascagoula, Miss. and Brian Scott Davis of Marion County, Ind. Plaintiff Konecranes, Inc. (“Konecranes”) provides lifting equipment and services to various clientele including manufacturing…
Indianapolis, Ind. – The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of the Hamilton Circuit Court granting a preliminary injunction in favor of Classic Restaurant Services of Westfield, Ind. against former employee Christopher Snyder for tortious interference with business relationships. Classic Restaurant Services, LLC (“Classic”) provides heating, air conditioning,…
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…
Indianapolis, IN – The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed the decision of the Marion Superior Court to deny injunctive relief to Clark Sales & Service, Inc. (“Clark”) of Indianapolis, Indiana in its suit against John D. Smith (“Smith”) and Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. (“Ferguson”) of Newport News, Virginia. In 1998,…
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,…
Indianapolis, IN – Boston Scientific Corporation (“Boston Scientific”) of Natik, Massachusetts, was granted three of its four requests to exclude Defendant’s expert testimony in its declaratory judgment suit against Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC (“Mirowski”) of Bethesda, Maryland. The litigation surrounding the Boston Scientific/Guidant Corp. (“Guidant”) / Mirowski / St. Jude…
Indianapolis, IN – The Southern District of Indiana has issued an Order concerning claim construction for three of nine patents-in-suit: U.S. Patent Nos. 5,699,038,6,147,592 and 7,538,659. Patent attorneys for Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Hill-Rom Company, Inc. and Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. (collectively, “Hill-Rom”) filed a patent-infringement action against Stryker Corporation, doing business…