Indianapolis, Indiana – Nine copyright infringement lawsuits have been filed in the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, California. The lawsuits assert that nine separate unidentified defendants, each identified with only “John Doe” and an internet protocol address, infringed Malibu Media’s copyrighted works. Frequent…
Indiana Intellectual Property Law News
J & J Sports Sues Yeakle’s Sports Bar and Grill Alleging Illegal Cable Signal Interception
Fort Wayne, Indiana – An intellectual property attorney for J & J Sports Productions, Inc. of Campbell, California has sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Wesley Yeakle individually and d/b/a Yeakle’s Sports Bar and Grill; and Yeakle’s Sports Bar and Grill, Inc. d/b/a Yeakles Sports Bar and…
173 Trademark Registrations Issued to Indiana Companies in May 2014
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 173 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2014 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Click to View 4540937 BESTSEOS Live 4537793 USA FUNDS LIFE SKILLS Live 4537740 POWERED BY POO Live 4537739 POWERED…
Patent Office Issues 159 Patents To Indiana Citizens in May 2014
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 159 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in May 2014, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. Title D705,913 Toilet tank lid D705,785 Adjustable stand for portable electronic device 8739137 Automatic derivative method for a computer programming language …
Indiana Trademark Litigation: Harmony School Sues School Reform Initiative
Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana trademark attorneys for Harmony School Corporation (“Harmony”) of Bloomington, Indiana, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging, inter alia, that School Reform Initiative, Inc. (“SRI”) of Lakewood, Colorado infringed its service mark “Critical Friends Group,” Trademark Registration No. 2,925,985, which has…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: J & J Sports Sues Estrella for Unlawful Interception and Broadcast
Hammond, Indiana – A copyright attorney for J & J Sports Productions, Inc., of Campbell, California filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Melissa Estrella a/k/a Melissa Barnett, a/k/a Melissa White of Calumet City, Illinois individually and d/b/a Estrellas Sports Bar, located in Hammond,…
IU McKinney Welcomes Internationally Renowned IP Scholar to Law Faculty
Professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen, a professor at the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, will join the faculty and lead the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. She will join Indiana University in August 2014. Professor Nguyen is internationally recognized…
Indiana Patent Law: Anchor Fails to Meet its Burden to Support Transfer of Indiana Patent Infringement Litigation
Fort Wayne, Indiana – Magistrate Judge Roger Cosbey of the Northern District of Indiana denied the motion for transfer filed by patent attorneys for Anchor Packaging, Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri (“Anchor”). Anchor sought a transfer of the declaratory judgment action filed by Mullinix Packages, Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana…
Indiana Copyright Litigation: Fourteen New Lawsuits Asserting Copyright Infringement Filed by Malibu Media
Indianapolis, Indiana – An intellectual property attorney has filed fourteen new copyright suits in the Southern District of Indiana on behalf of Malibu Media, LLC of Los Angeles, California alleging that 14 separate unidentified defendants, listed as “John Doe” defendants, infringed Malibu Media’s copyrighted works. In this latest batch of…
Indiana Copyright Law: Court Orders Severance of Misjoined Copyright Infringement Complaint
Indianapolis, Indiana – Magistrate Judge Denise K. LaRue, writing for the Southern District of Indiana, directed the Clerk of the Court to sever all but one defendant from the copyright infringement complaint of Richard Bell, an Indiana copyright attorney. Bell was also ordered by the court to pay separate filing…