New Albany, Indiana — Patent lawyers for CSP Technologies, Inc. of Auburn, Alabama have sued Clariant Produkte Deutschland GmbH of Frankfurt, Germany, Süd-Chemie, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky and Airsec S.A.S. of Choisy-le-Roi, France (collectively, “Defendants”) for patent infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. At issue is RESEALABLE MOISTURE TIGHT…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Patent lawyers for GS CleanTech Corp. of Alpharetta, Georgia (“CleanTech”) sued in the Northern District of Iowa alleging that Little Sioux Corn Processors, LLLP of Marcus, Iowa (“Little Sioux”) had infringed METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS, Patent No. 7,601,858, and its family of related…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Patent lawyers for GS CleanTech Corp. of Alpharetta, Georgia (“CleanTech”) filed a patent infringement suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California — Fresno Division alleging that Aemetis, Inc. and Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc., (collectively, “Aemetis”), both of Cupertino, California, infringed…
South Bend, Indiana – NIBCO, Inc. of Elkhart, Indiana has sued Valvulas Arco, S.A. (“Arco”) of Valencia, Spain in the Northern District of Indiana asking for a declaratory judgment that it has not violated Arco’s patents, U.S. Design Patent Nos. 429,518; 429,519; 429,520; 438,595; and 479,307. Arco and NIBCO both manufacture…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”) of Indianapolis, Indiana are in trial again this week in the Southern District of Indiana pursuing patent-infringement allegations against five generic-drug challengers, including AAP Pharmaceuticals of Schaumberg, Illinois and Pliva Hrvatksa of Croatia. At issue is Lilly’s patent on…
South Bend, Indiana — Lifetime Industries, Inc. (“LTI”) of Elkhart, Indiana has sued Trim-Lok, Inc. of Buena Park, California in the Northern District of Indiana alleging patent infringement of its “TWO-PART SEAL FOR A SLIDE-OUT ROOM,” Patent No. 6,966,590 (the “‘590 patent”), which has been issued by the U.S. Patent…
Grand Rapids, Michigan — In 2010, Stryker Corp. of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Stryker Puerto Rico, Ltd. and Stryker Sales Corp. (collectively, “Stryker”), sued Zimmer, Inc. and Zimmer Surgical, Inc. of Warsaw, Indiana (collectively, “Zimmer”), alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,022,329; 7,144,383; and 6,179,807, which have been issued by the U.S.…
Indianapolis, Indiana — Endotach, LLC (“Endotach”) of Plano, Texas sued alleging that Cook Medical Incorporated (“Cook Medical”) of Bloomington, Indiana infringed two patents: Endovascular Bypass Graft, Patent No. 5,122,154, and Endovascular Stent with Secure Mounting Means, Patent No. 5,593,417, which have been issued by the U.S. Patent Office. The patents,…
South Bend, Indiana — Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc. (“Lippert”) of Goshen, Indiana sued AL-KO Kober, LLC (“AL-KO”) of Elkhart, Indiana alleging patent infringement of three patented inventions: Retractable Room Actuation Assembly for Recreational Vehicle Having Engagement Means for Maintaining Constant Distance Between Drive Members and Engagement Members, Patent No. 8,235,455…
Indianapolis, Indiana — CarCheckup, LLC of Carmel, Indiana has sued CarMD.com Corp. (“CarMD”) and Innova Electronics Corp. (“Innova”), both of Irvine, California, for infringing two patents, Patent Nos. 6,807,469 (the “‘469 Patent) and 6,925,368 (the “‘368 Patent) both titled “Auto Diagnostic Method and Device,” which have been issued by the…