Batesville, IN – Patent attorneys for Batesville-based Hillenbrand Inc., and its subsidiary Batesville Casket Company, the largest U.S. maker of coffins, have won an order to ban imports of knockoff caskets from Mexico in a patent infringement decision. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in Washington said Monday that…
Washington DC – The “25% Rule” has often been used by damages experts in assessing damages in patent infringement cases. The rule states that in determining a base royalty rate in a hypothetical negotiation, a starting point is to consider that a reasonably royalty would be 25% of the…
South Bend, Indiana – Patent lawyers for NIBCO, Inc., of Elkhart, IN, have filed a patent infringement suit alleging ERICO International Corporation of Solon, OH, has infringed the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: Patent Nos. 6,517,030,. 6,953,174, 7,191,987, and. 7,441,730. All four patents have the same…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In a case which was transferred from federal court in Connecticut, patent lawyers for GS Cleantech Corporation of New York City have filed a lawsuit alleging Flottweg Separation Technologies, Inc. of Norwalk, CT, and Flottweg AG of Germany are infringing Patent No. 7,601,858, titled METHOD OF PROCESSING…
A patent infringement suit filed in Illinois by MedIdea LLC against Zimmer, Inc. of Warsaw, Indiana has been transferred to the Northern District of Indiana. The suit alleges infringement of the following patents issued by the U.S. Patent Office: 6,200,350 and 6,383,225, which relate to Hips, and Nos. 6,267,785, 6,379,391,…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Draper, Inc. of Spiceland, IN, have filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against MechoShade Systems, Inc., and Joel Berman Associates, Inc., both of Long Island City, NY. In particular, the suit seeks a ruling that Patent No. 6,164,428, titled Wrap Spring Shade Operator (“the…
South Bend, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Geocel, LLC of Elkhart, IN, filed a declaratory judgment suit against Chem Link, Inc. of Schoolcraft, MI, requesting that Chem Link’s patent be found to be invalid and not infringed. The patent at issue is Reissue Patent No. RE41,586, titled Pitch Pocket…
A patent infringement suit filed in Illinois by Hudson Surgical Design, Inc. against Biomet, Inc. of Warsaw, Indiana has been transferred to the Northern District of Indiana. The suit alleges infringement of Patent No. 7,344,541, “Methods and Apparatus for Femoral and Tibial Resection” which was issued by the U.S. Patent…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Patent lawyers for Romary Associates, Inc. of Fort Wayne, IN, filed a lawsuit alleging that Kibbi LLC d/b/a Renegade Custom Coaches and Trailers, McKibbin Enterprises, Inc., and Kibbi Incorporated, all of Bristol, IN, have infringed Patent No. 7,475,809, MOBILE BANKING VEHICLE, as issued by the…
Indianapolis, Indiana – In what has turned into a real “dog” of a case, Judge Jane E. Magnus-Stinson of the Southern District of Indiana has confirmed her ruling disqualifying the Barnes & Thornburg LLP (“B&T”) law firm in a patent infringement suit. The disqualification bars B&T’s from representing defendant…