Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Mylan Laboratories Limited of Hyderabad, India; Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Morgantown, West Virginia; and Mylan Inc. of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (collectively, “Mylan”) infringed Patent No. 7,772,209 (“the…
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee recently approved the Innovation Act (H.R. 9) by a vote of 24-8. This bipartisan bill takes steps to combat the ever-increasing problem of abusive patent litigation. The legislation addresses abusive practices taking place in federal courts. The Innovation Act is supported by a…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In conjunction with non-Indiana co-counsel, an Indiana patent attorney for Eli Lilly and Company, Eli Lilly Export S.A. (collectively, “Lilly”) and Acrux DDS Pty Ltd., sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Lupin Ltd. of Mubai, India and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland infringed…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Donaldson Company, Inc. of Bloomington, Minnesota, (“Donaldson”) commenced an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Action Filtration, Inc. of Hope, Indiana infringed Patent No. 6,488,746, “Air Filter Assembly Having Non-Cylindrical Filter Elements for Filtering Air With Particulate Matter”;…
Hammond, Indiana – Trademark and patent attorneys for Simpson Performance Products, Inc. of Mooresville, North Carolina (“Simpson”) and SFI Foundation, Inc. of Poway, California (“SFI”) commenced trademark litigation in the Western District of North Carolina alleging that Robert Wagoner of North Judson, Indiana and Derek Randall Cathcart of Valparaiso, Indiana…
Elkhart, Indiana – Indiana patent lawyers for LTI Holdings, Inc. of Modesto, California (“LTI”) filed a patent-infringement complaint in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Lippert Components, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana (“Lippert”) infringed Patent Nos. 6,966,590 for a “Two-Part Seal for a Slide-Out Room,” 7,614,676 for a “Resilient Seal…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Vandor Corporation d/b/a Starmark Funeral Products of Richmond, Indiana filed a patent-infringement complaint in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Matthews International Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Matthews International – Cremation Division of Apopka, Florida (collectively, “Matthews”) infringed Patent No. 8,104,151, entitled…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana patent attorney for Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis, Indiana; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan; Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey; and Ube Industries, Ltd of Yamaguchi, Japan filed a federal lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that HEC Pharm…
WASHINGTON DC – The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently voted to approve H.R. 2045, the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act, by a vote of 30 to 22. Authored by Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), the TROL Act was designed to help…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Indiana patent attorneys for Klink Trucking Inc., K-Tech Specialty Coatings, Inc., BIT MAT Products of Indiana, Inc. and BIT MAT Products of Michigan, Inc. (collectively the “Klink Group”), all of Ashley, Indiana, initiated an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Seaboard…