Washington, D.C. – Public meetings called for in U.S. Commerce Department’s Green Paper on “Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy” will be held in Tennessee, Massachusetts and California. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force will host roundtable discussions in cities around the country on…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Malibu Media, LLC d/b/a X-Art.com of Los Angeles, California has sued an unidentified Indiana resident, “John Doe,” for copyright infringement in the Southern District of Indiana. Copyright lawyer Paul Nicoletti is again in federal court on behalf of Malibu Media. The “John Doe” defendant in this copyright…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) recently announced the creation of a new Office of International Patent Cooperation (“OIPC”). The OIPC will be led by Mark Powell who will serve as USPTO’s first Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation. Deputy Commissioner…
Washington, D.C. – The United States Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a Sixth Circuit ruling that intellectual property lawyers for defendant Static Control Components, Inc. of Sanford, North Carolina had properly pled a counterclaim for false advertising under the Lanham Act against Lexmark International, Inc. of Lexington, Kentucky. The Court held…
The U.S. Trademark Office issued the following 146 trademark registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2014 based on applications filed by Indiana trademark attorneys: Reg. Number Word Mark Click to View 4523691 FINANCING EXCLUSIVELY FOR INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS View 4522026 EVERYONE LOVES OViewR View 4521898 TRANSFORMATIONAL THEOLOGY View…
The U.S. Patent Office issued the following 197 patent registrations to persons and businesses in Indiana in April 2014, based on applications filed by Indiana patent attorneys: PAT. NO. Title D703,500 Gas cap removal tool 8,712,748 Medical diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis system for invoked events and methods thereof 8,712,654 Acceleration…
Indianapolis, Indiana – An insurance attorney for Allstate Insurance Company of Northbrook, Illinois (“Allstate”) filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in the Southern District of Indiana. Allstate asked the court to declare that it had no duty to defend or indemnify the defendants in a putative class action lawsuit proceeding…
Indianapolis, Indiana – A patent attorney for GS CleanTech Corporation of Alpharetta, Georgia (“CleanTech”) filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the District of Idaho alleging that Pacific Ethanol Magic Valley, LLC of Burley, Idaho (“Pacific”); ICM, Inc. of Colwich, Kansas; and David J. Vander Griend of Wichita, Kansas infringed Patent…
Indianapolis, Indiana – Patent attorneys for Bonutti Research, Inc. (“Bonutti”) and Joint Active Systems, Inc. (“JAS”), both of Effingham, Illinois, filed an intellectual property lawsuit in the Southern District of Indiana alleging that Lantz Medical, Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana (“Lantz”) infringed multiple patents: “Orthosis,” Patent No. 5,848,979; “Elbow Orthosis,” Patent…
South Bend, Indiana – An intellectual property attorney for Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. of Feasterville, Pennsylvania sued in the Northern District of Indiana alleging that Jeffrey M. Abbott individually and d/b/a Awesome Place Bar & Grill and Awesome Place Bar and Grill, LLC d/b/a Awesome Place Bar & Grill, all…