South Bend, Indiana – A trademark attorney for NextEra Energy, Inc. of Juno Beach, Florida filed an intellectual property complaint in the Northern District of Indiana. Defendant Nextra Technologies, LLC of Granger, Indiana is accused of infringing one or more of NextEra’s 132 federally registered trademarks. Nextra is also accused…
Fort Wayne, Indiana – An Indiana trademark attorney for Edible Arrangements, LLC (“EA”) and Edible Arrangements International, LLC (“EAI”) of Wallingford, Connecticut filed an intellectual property complaint in the Northern District of Indiana alleging trademark and copyright infringement by Tom Drummond and Edible Creations, LLC (“EC”) of Allen County, Indiana.…
District of Delaware – Four members of an international computer hacking ring were indicted for stealing gaming technology and Apache helicopter training software. Two have already pled guilty. Four members of an international computer hacking ring have been charged with breaking into computer networks of prominent technology companies and the U.S.…
The following improvements were made by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (“eTAS”) during fiscal year 2014. These enhancements are designed to facilitate filing and recording assignments with the Assignment Recordation Branch. NEW CONVEYANCE TYPES: Added three new Conveyance Types to improve database…
The facts are alarming: the cybersecurity threat to the U.S. – and the world – is real and growing. The Economist Magazine reported early this year that one security firm estimated that cybercrime costs the world $113 billion per year and affects 378 million people, while a research institute estimated…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 185 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September 2014 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Click To View 4596040 ESG SECURITY VIEW 4611624 AROUND THE CLOCK SPORTS TALK VIEW 4609858 EVERY CONTACT MATTERS VIEW…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 219 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in September2014, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. TITLE 8849728 Visual analytics law enforcement tools 8849673 Rule generation 8849459 Power management system for a handheld medical device 8849458 Collection device…
How does a patent infringement lawsuit begin? A patent lawsuit begins with the filing of a complaint alleging patent infringement by the patent holder. If a lawsuit is filed against you, the patent owner must serve two documents on you: (1) a document called a “complaint,” which explains the accusations…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An Indiana trademark attorney for KM Innovations LLC of New Castle, Indiana (“KM”) sued in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that LTD Commodities LLC of Bannockburn, Illinois (“LTD”) infringed the trademarked “INDOOR SNOWBALL FIGHT”, Trademark Registration No. 4,425,111 which has been issued by the U.S. Trademark Office.…
What is a demand letter? Am I legally obligated to respond? A demand letter is correspondence that states that you are potentially infringing the claims of a patent and requesting that you pay for a license to use the patented invention. You are not legally required to respond to a…