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…
Indianapolis, Ind. — Intellectual property lawyers for J & J Sports Productions, Inc. (“J&J Sports”) of Campbell, Calif. have sued five Indianapolis restaurants and their owners in the Southern District of Indiana for illegally displaying the 2011 World Boxing Organization Welterweight Championship Fight. J & J Sports was granted exclusive…
South Bend, Ind. — Tough Mudder LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y. sued alleging trademark infringement by Mudderland of Kingsbury, Ind.; and Rick and Susan Hollaway, both of Hebron, Ind. of Tough Mudder trademarks registered under Registration Nos. 3,810,118; 4,131,912; 4,308,918; 4,131,913; 4,241,510; 4,241,512; 4,241,513; and 4,233,607 for marks containing “MUDDER,” which…
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…
Ft. Wayne, Ind. — Trademark lawyers for Manchester University, Inc. (“Manchester”) of North Manchester, Ind. sued Sportswear, Inc. of Seattle, Wash. alleging trademark infringement of the “Manchester University” trademark, Registration No. 3,375,265, which is registered with the U.S. Trademark Office. Manchester is an independent, liberal-arts university with campuses in North…
Los Angeles, Calif. — Trademark lawyers for Gravity Defyer Corporation of Pacoima, Calif. sued Under Armour, Inc. of Baltimore, Md., sixteen retailers and nine “Doe” defendants alleging infringement of the trademarked “G Defy,” Registration No. 3,749,223, which is registered with the U.S. Trademark Office. Gravity Defyer has been engaged in…
Indianapolis, Ind. — Trademark lawyers for American Professional Nursing Resources, LLC (“APNR”) and Doyle Silvers (“Silvers”) of La Fontaine, Ind. sued Medical Staffing Worldwide, LLC (“MSW”) of Marion, Ind. et al. for use of APNR’s trademark and trade secrets; for breach of contract and fiduciary duty; for tortious interference with…
Effective May 1, 2013, the civil case filing fee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, will increase from $350 to $400, as approved by the Judicial Conference in its March 2013 session. This fee includes cases related patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property…
Hammond, Ind. – Robert Payne (“Payne”) d/b/a Paynes Products, Paynes Forks and Payne Tools of LaPorte, Ind. sued Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. and Northern Tool & Equipment Catalog Company, Inc. (collectively, “Northern Tool”) of Burnsville, Minn. for alleged violations of Payne’s intellectual property rights, false advertising and breach…
Evansville, Ind. – John Bauer of Vanderburgh County, Ind. filed a patent infringement suit alleging that Wildgame Innovations, LLC of Broussard, La. infringed Patent No. 7,241,195 (the “‘195 Patent”) which has been issued by the U.S. Patent Office. Bauer is listed as the owner of the ‘195 Patent entitled “Game…